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  1. J

    Should professional bird tour guides use long-lens cameras?

    Knit one yourself! ;)o:D
  2. J

    Bird hides

    For perfection in big opening windows, visit the lower level of the new Estuary Tower hide at Slimbridge WWT. :king: For even better views, go up to the open-topped roof level!
  3. J

    Bird in Vietnam with no feathers on neck

    To my eyes the bird is missing ALL its feathers! ;)
  4. J

    Clee hill, Shropshire, UK - golden plovers?

    Flocks can be found wintering a couple of counties further south in Gloucestershire, both at Slimbridge WWT and in the Cotswolds. :)
  5. J

    Wearing glasses/spectacles whilst birding

    I used to wear contact lenses, then 40 came along and I needed reading glasses, followed by a trial of multi/vari-focal contacts which I had to remove within a very short space of time as both close and distant vision was considerably compromised and the world seemed no longer in sharp focus. I...
  6. J

    [Ireland] Juvenile yellow wagtail?

    It's in Ireland - it's Riverdancing! o:)
  7. J

    RSPB's Robin Christmas Jumper

    100% acrylic. Not very environmentally friendly... :-C Shame on the RSPB! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50682657
  8. J

    Gull takes pet Chihuahua

    There was a report recently (I think on Twitter) about yobs chucking food in the road for gulls and then running them over in cars. :C Apparently the Police weren't taking any action... maybe *sarcasm alert* the cars weren't speeding? Here we go - a BBC report from Taunton, which was the one I...
  9. J

    Inner Farn Trip...... Ethical?

    I beg to disagree. Landing on the islands (weather and sea-state permitting) is ONLY for a limited time and restricted to either the morning or afternoon, I think during the main breeding season it is for 2-3 hours maximum? Supervision seems fairly strict: areas are roped off, wardens are...
  10. J

    Extinct bird re-evolves (apparently)

    Swallows.....;)
  11. J

    Seagull Rant...

    Looking at the rings on that, someone is probably wondering why it never made it back to their loft! ;)
  12. J

    Seagull Rant...

    No! ;)
  13. J

    Seagull Rant...

    They are not "seagulls". They will be Herring Gulls, Lesser Black-backs..... identifiable species. Calling them "Seagulls" is one of my pet bird peeves. Another is people. If people didn't eat in the street and randomly throw their waste and rubbish on the ground then these birds would...
  14. J

    Small bird in Gloucestershire UK

    There has been a Black Redstart (singing!) reported on Cleeve Hill yesterday and today.... just to chuck a possible spanner in the proverbials! https://theglosterbirder.co.uk/ May be pics from today on the web page later? (Saw one or two on Twitter earlier.)
  15. J

    Sale of Mist Nets in the UK

    2634 now.... c'mon folks, get signing! It takes less than a minute including receiving and clicking on the confirmation e-mail. I had no idea that anyone could buy these things so cheaply - it's disgraceful. :-C:C I am going to share the link on my FB page just in case any of my friends there...
  16. J

    Hey guys whats crakkin. I gotta question

    Good, innit? Comes along in the middle of the night European time then disappears less than 2 hours' later with what comes over as a sarcastic and somewhat rude response that he'd found his answers by 'Google'. :eek!:
  17. J

    Gull with deformed bill, Somerset UK

    I saw this chap/chapess at Watchet in Somerset last week and thought it might be of interest. (I'm sure there's a 'proper' place for photos of aberrant plumage and deformed bills but I couldn't find it!)
  18. J

    What species of bird is this egg?

    OK, I'll admit I was wrong to suspect an 'April Fool' (which seemed possible in the light of Forum Rules and the date of posting) but it did make me wonder.... and I missed the 'blow hole'! ;) Why not include the full picture in the original post?
  19. J

    What species of bird is this egg?

    I fear this might be an April Fool as the egg looks to me to have painted blotches slightly proud of the shell surface? 8-P
  20. J

    pipit, south England coast

    Aww, the one in the 3rd photo is missing a foot. :-C
  21. J

    Unidentified bird london,UK

    Snoozing Mallard with bill in its back?
  22. J

    Raptor on the Farne Islands today (UK)

    Thanks both. :t:
  23. J

    Raptor on the Farne Islands today (UK)

    We saw this brown raptor high on one of the rocky outermost Farne Islands today. Appearance suggested female Merlin but it did look a bit too big for that. Similar size (length) to nearby Razorbills. Legs out of sight, didn't fly. I don't see all that many Merlins so am unsure of the ID -...
  24. J

    Fireworks and birds and other wildlife

    If you tried that round here, just for tonight, let alone just about every night from the start of October, poor doggy would have a serious obesity problem! :eek!:
  25. J

    Feather ID Oxfordshire UK

    Thank you both. :t:
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