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  1. stuartvine

    Stop-over in Singapore in July

    We spent a week in Singapore a few years back, excellent place for birding. There's a short report attached with some destination ideas (many covered above) species seen, how to get to some of the sites and a few pics.
  2. stuartvine

    What’s your nemesis bird?

    Ring Ouzel, the damn things migrate to avoid me, no matter where I am or what season it is.
  3. stuartvine

    Loudest bird/s you've heard at night

    Barn Owl. That screech is heart-attack time.
  4. stuartvine

    Grey Wagtail On The Street

    There are quite a few in Surbiton town centre. They'll just scuttle around you on the pavement under your feet.
  5. stuartvine

    You know Spring is coming in the UK when………..

    You turn the heating off...
  6. stuartvine

    Average age of Bird Watchers

    True, all holidays are also birding holidays! 🙂
  7. stuartvine

    Average age of Bird Watchers

    That's a simple question to answer - at home. When we're travelling abroad for a general holiday, we usually take as little as possible with us. (A small rucksack that fits under the plane seat and a small soft bag in the hold, which is where the field guide goes). The cameras and lenses fill...
  8. stuartvine

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Java Sparrow - Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta, Java. Good place for some of the few left in the wild.
  9. stuartvine

    Sparrows demand more sunflower seeds after first week of supply

    I put out sunflower hearts, our sparrows love them (not as much as they do suet balls, mind you). When we moved in, two sparrows were coming into the garden. 20 years later, we have a flock of 30 on the feeders. :-)
  10. stuartvine

    Wheatear - Italy

    Ain't that the truth! :ROFLMAO:
  11. stuartvine

    Wheatear - Italy

    Well, damn me. No wonder I couldn't find a match, I didn't even think of looking at pipits. Thank you.
  12. stuartvine

    Wheatear - Italy

    I'm not good on Wheatears, so a spot of your finest, expert, ID, would be nice. Seen on top of Monte Baldo, above Lake Garda.
  13. stuartvine

    Bird Flu in seabird colonies

    In the short term, not a lot can be done. The basic bio-security precautions that are being taken is about the best we can do. In the long term it would require the entire world to stop the intensive rearing of poultry (or invent a really inexpensive, universal, oral, bird flu vaccine) which...
  14. stuartvine

    INDIAN GREEN RING NECKED PARROTT

    A couple of photographic answers as to what Ring-necked Parakeets eat. They don't need feeders (although they sure love the easy pickings they offer (mine are now enclosed in steel cages). Flowers are good. Personally, I prefer apples. Can't beat a good bit of grass!
  15. stuartvine

    INDIAN GREEN RING NECKED PARROTT

    My seed feeders have steel cages around them to stop the $£%£$! parakeets emptying them almost as fast as I can fill them! Apparently, banks don't accept "parakeets" as a reason for going overdrawn. ;)
  16. stuartvine

    Split, Croatia

    Closest would be Marjan Park, a hilly, wooded area in Split. Omis is a bus ride south, which gives easy access to more wooded limestone hills. We also took the ferry to Hvar. I believe that there is some good birding on the plain outside the main town (maybe hire a bike?)
  17. stuartvine

    First Swift of the year 2022 (UK)

    First two over Surbiton yesterday evening. (20 May)
  18. stuartvine

    Your WORST identifiable photos

    As Butty says, adjust the exposure a touch, then lighten shadows (I use Adobe Lightroom). I wouldn't have bothered with that particular image, but I'd never managed to get a shot of a Hawfinch before.
  19. stuartvine

    Spring birding in Crete

    You might try: Crete Birding - it stops in 2016 but is a good source. They still maintain an active Facebook page (called Crete Birding, unsurprisingly).
  20. stuartvine

    Marsh or Willow Tits? Slovenia.

    Thanks! Looking at the brownish cheeks made me think that, but I am never sure (don't see that many Willow Tits).
  21. stuartvine

    Your WORST identifiable photos

    Hawfinch. (Before editing it was a black blob and only identifiable by the size of the beak).
  22. stuartvine

    Do you Twitch, Tick, or Watch?

    I rarely twitch, but if there's a species I'm interested in seeing reported nearby, then I'm off. ;-) I keep a single world list to remember what I've seen. I always keep an eye out for birds (and anything else of interest) and will happily sit/stand/lie down and watch birds and other wildlife...
  23. stuartvine

    Marsh or Willow Tits? Slovenia.

    A couple of suspects, the first from Ljubljana Castle, the second from around Lake Bled.
  24. stuartvine

    2022 is going to be my 20th year as a Birder

    Hmm, I seem to have been at it some time! 😂
  25. stuartvine

    John Heinz Bird Sanctuary, Philadelphia

    It's well worth going to. You can even get the train to Eastwick (Airport line) and walk to the entrance. Some good birds (inc. Bald Eagle) friendly Rangers and a few mammals.
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