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Recent content by Steve Dudley

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    Zino's petrel???

    I was out in Madeira four years ago for them and saw them well, see http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=178253 I was back out last week and saw one bird well and several Desertas Petrels too (plus all the expected storm-petrels etc). Also, look at the trip reports at...
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    Leica 1.8 times extender

    I think the claim is true, this is an extender accessory separate to the scope, not an inbuilt barlow lens. I know the latter has been looked at by various scope manufacturers over the years, but as I understand it, its just not possible to put a barlow-type device in a spotting scope
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    New Minox bl 8x44 HD

    There's a YouTube review by Best Binocular Reviews (sound isn't too great tho) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1ihUtVgaRts Also an short review at http://www.irelandswildlife.com/minox-bl-8x44-hd-binocular-review/ They'll also be shown for the first time at the...
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    Helm Guide to Bird Identification: A Quick review

    Very good summary John and echo many of my own thoughts (especially single column text, dark plates, lack of 'not illustrated'). I don't know why they didn't put all plates on the right hand side of page spreads - I know I prefer plates all on one side as a traditional guide andI can't see why...
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    Lesvos Birds 2013 - annual bird report

    Now available online and free to view/download from the Lesvos Birding website. Running to 187 pages, the fifth annual bird report for Lesvos includes species accounts for all 329 species ever recorded from Lesvos and detailed accounts for those recorded during 2013. The report also includes...
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    Lesvos 2014

    A Finsch's Wheatear yesetrday near Sigri. Photos here. Spring starting early!
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    car hire in scala kalloni

    There's no problem with Tsalis, they're there and still in full operation! Lots of family businesses shut for a few weeks in the winter and I know that the owners had to go to Athens recently for the bird of their second child - so that might explain the delay if it coincided with staff leave)...
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    Slender-billed Curlew removed from the British List

    The British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC) has removed Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris from the British List. Following a review by both BOURC and the British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC), the identification of the bird seen at Druridge Bay, Northumberland, 4–7...
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    Bird Atlas 2007–11

    I got my copy on Saturday and it us outstanding and apart from highlighting the change in our avifauna since the last atlas(es), it will form a major tool in shaping our research priorities over the next 10+ years. Mark Avery's is doing a Bird Atlas week on his blog. He's posted three posts...
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    Countdown to Bird Atlas launch (BTO)

    And part 3 of Mark Avery's week of atlas posts looks at winter - view here.
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    Countdown to Bird Atlas launch (BTO)

    Part 2 of Mark Avery's Bird Atlas week on his blog - Ireland http://markavery.info/2013/11/18/bird-atlas-ireland/ This is going to be a great series of posts from Mark. I got my copy on Saturday and it us outstanding and apart from highlighting the change in our avifauna since the last atlas...
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    Lesvos 2013

    I've now got the two log books back from the island and input all records from them. Thank you to all those who contributed. A number of queries now building up, Can you help with any of the following? Some queries cropping up as I'm inputting records from the island bird logs. 1. is Alan on...
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    The British List

    White-winged Scoter and 'Asian' Red-rumped Swallow admitted to the British List. http://www.bou.org.uk/british-list/recent-announcements/changes/ Steve Dudley BOU
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    Northern Greece trip reports

    I've posted links to three short trips reports for Northern Greece (two week long spring trips to Northern Greece and one winter long weekend to Lake Kerkini) on Cloudbirders. Search the Greece section for them.
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    Picos de Europa, Spain, June 2012

    I've finally got round to finishing my report from last year. The report is hosted on Cloudbirders at http://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport/repository/DUDLEY_Spain_06_2012.pdf
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