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Recent content by Shaggy2070

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    Wooden Cod.

    My first Wildlife piece made from a couple of scraps left over from my shed build. May try a couple of birds after a bit more practice:t:. Cod.
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    Wildfowl Trusts Reserve, Washington Wetlands closed temporally as birds are ill.

    Just been on the WWT site today (1st March) and it says closed due to bad weather:h?:
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    Durham Birding

    Little Egrets around Teeside area, one could have flown over to Darlington.
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    What's happened to the hide???

    I've not been down Teeside way for a while until last week when I noticed the Screen/Hide overlooking the Seals at Greatham Creek was gone and the path looked dug up:eek!:. Are there alternate plans on the go or is it back to the bad old days of walking along a busy road and looking from the...
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    Going macro - options???

    You could have a look for a secondhand older none VC Tamron 90mm 2.8 , may be able to get one for about £150 or so.
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    Sparrowhawk hunting.

    Yesterday I saw two Sparrowhawks circling above a group of mature trees in a village garden. Then one of them swooped down and flew around the outskirts of the trees and the other flew into the trees, flushing half a dozen Woodpigeons out. The one that flew around the trees then grabbed one of...
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    How to photograph swallows

    If you know where they are nesting you could watch for the young fledging. They will often sometimes perch somewhere and wait for the adults to feed them and you could try and catch them then. Or watch near a nest sight and if there is a handy perch nearby the adult can use them as a lookout...
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    Sad find in the garden this morning

    Very sad. We had one hit our window along with the young goldfinch it was chasing a couple of years ago, thankfully they both recovered after a few minutes in my hand and flew off.
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    Couple of days in Exemouth.

    Had a nice relaxing couple of days. Went on the Exmouth river cruise and managed to see quite a few species of wader and other water birds but missed out on the 3 hour Birdwatching trip. Quite a few Little Egret, Brent Geese, Cormorant, Shag, Curlew, Redshank, Distant Godwits (not sure if Black...
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    Couple of days in Exemouth.

    Thanks Dave:t:.
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    Couple of days in Exemouth.

    On monday 7th Dec I going to the Imperial Hotel, Exemouth for a couple of days on a coach holiday. I've never been before so is there anywhere in easy walking distance for a couple of hours birding one day? Glen.
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    First visit to east Norfolk.

    Managed to have a day walking around Cley Marshes, didn't manage to get Marsh Harrier there but got a lifer with a Spoonbill flying over:king:. But I didn't dip on Marsh Harrier all together, I got distant views of one at Pensthorpe Natural Park:t:.
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    First visit to east Norfolk.

    Sorry Carol thank you very much tooo:D
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    First visit to east Norfolk.

    Thanks guys:t:. Cley Marshes looks good so if I can't be bothered to drive down to Minnesmere that may be my birding day out. CheersB (:.
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    First visit to east Norfolk.

    Next week we've booked a cottage in Happisburgh but I have no idea what the area is like. I usually have one day to myself to go birding and was thinking of having a drive down to Minsmere and Dunwich Heath looking for Dartford Warblers, Marsh Harriers and possibly Bittern but are there any...
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