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  1. DKR

    Interesting Tree at Football Ground

    I was at a football match at a ground in the Kent countryside yesterday. In one corner, just outside the pitch perimeter, was was looked like a very old and interesting tree. I took a picture of it and have attached it to this post. I don't know my trees very well but could it be a Yew?
  2. DKR

    Saving the spoon-billed sandpiper

    This is a new DVD that is essentially a documentary of the 2011 expedition to Eastern Russia to collect SBS chicks for the captive breeding programme. I got it yesterday at the Birdfair and have just watched it. It is very good, the footage of the chicks is remarkable. I would recommend this...
  3. DKR

    Bird Watching December 2008

    Had a feeling of deja vu when I picked it up. A quick flip through my back issues of Birdwatch confirmed my suspicions! That aside, David Lindos column is excellent this month. I found his story really moving.
  4. DKR

    North Norfolk Campsite

    Hi, I'll be making my fist ever visit to North Norfolk next weekend. I'll be camping so has anybody got a recommendation for a decent site? Looking at the maps there is a few around Fakenham which seem handy. I'd rather go on a recommendation though. Thanks.
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  5. DKR

    This months Birdwatch (Awful Pic)

    I would warn anyone who hasn't seen this months Birdwatching mag that possibly the most hideous pic of a poor bird that has been attacked by a Peregrine is on page 29. I caught a glance of it earlier and quickly turned over. I never want to see it again. I'm even going to staple the pages...
  6. DKR

    Shanes Castle

    Shanes Castle RSPB Reserve Northern Ireland Discussion thread for Shanes Castle RSPB Reserve Northern Ireland. If you would like to add a comment, click the Post Reply button.
  7. DKR

    RSPB Reserve Acquisition Policy

    The RSPB have just announced that they have bought land for a new reserve at Canvey Island in Essex. I haven't been counting but just lately they seem to be spending huge sums on purchasing more and more reserves. I'm sure the rate of acquisition must be about the highest in their history. Now...
  8. DKR

    Advice needed. Robin nested in car grille.

    At work we have a compound where pool vehicles are kept. One of them is a Land Rover Discovery and a Robin has decided to nest inside the grille. We only noticed this because we saw him/her going in with food. We think we can keep the vehicle from being used for a while and I see from BWPC...
  9. DKR

    Birdfair Dates Clash

    Went to my first Birdfair last year and loved it. Found the lectures particulary interesting. Just been booking my hotel for this years and I have noticed that the dates clash with the 24th Ornithological Congress in Germany. Since this conference seems to be the conference to go to for...
  10. DKR

    Persecution in the Peak District

    The RSPB have released a report on persecution in a part of the Peak District. I was fuming when I read it. The persecution seems to be well organised up there. Whoever it is (as if we didn't know....) are even killing badgers! Here is the link to the web page...
  11. DKR

    RBBP Reports

    Its been a few years since a RBBP report has been published. Does anybody know of a reason for this?
  12. DKR

    Cold Day at RSPB Dungeness

    Went to RSPB Dungeness for the first time for almost a year today. Flipping freezing it was! Was pleasantly surprised to see a new visitor centre almost completed. I look forward to my next visit to see it all working. Saw a few species I hadn't seen before. There were quite a few smew (male...
  13. DKR

    Good News - Another RSPB Reserve

    The RSPB have aquired another reserve. Vange Marshes near Basildon in Essex. Click the link to read all about it. http://www.rspb.org.uk/england/eastanglia/action/newreserveessex.asp Can any members tell us more about this area?
  14. DKR

    New RSPB Podcast

    Don't know if it has been posted before but there is a new RSPB Podcast out. I listened to it and found it very interesting. This one features Avian Flu. Click on the link below: http://www.podcats.co.uk/
  15. DKR

    Ibis journal

    Is Ibis regarded as Britains premier Ornithological journal? Just curious.
  16. DKR

    Farne Island Info Needed

    I'm going upto Cumbria for a fortnight on Saturday and I'm wondering whether to take a trip across to the east coast and visit The Farne Islands. I've found a web site with the boats on but it doesn't mention the price which is important! Probably be a week day when I travel if that makes any...
  17. DKR

    14 million quid for birds - Ouse Washes

    It is reported that the government is going to make 14 million quid available, over 5 years, to buy land for birds around the Ouse Washes. The article doesn't mention the RSPB but I would have thought they would be involved?? Read all about it here
  18. DKR

    Little Brown Birds

    I've been birdwatching for about a year now. I have found it quite hard to learn how to recognise birds but I am now getting there with ducks and a few waders although had trouble with dunlin and knot the other week. Today I went around my local nature reserve which is becoming alive with...
  19. DKR

    Albatross!

    BBC Radio 4 - Nature 21/2/05 2100 - 2130 Ocean Wanderers Albatrosses spend most of their lives at sea, only returning to land to breed. They are famed for their long journeys but recent research carried out by the British Antarctic Survey has shown just how far and fast they can travel...
  20. DKR

    BBC Wildlife Magazine

    I used to subscribe to this magazine but stopped some years ago. I remember reading that the BBC had farmed out production of this magazine to a sort of 'generic' magazine publisher to save money. The editor resigned IIRC. People thought it would go downhill. It was previously held in very high...
  21. DKR

    Jeffery Harrison Reserve (Sevenoaks, Kent) 12/02/05

    I only live a mile away from this spot but have never been much because of the cost. I finally got around to becoming a member today. Members have access to parts of the reserve others don't. Armed with my new scope I first visited Grebe Hide by the visitor center. Didn't stay in this one long...
  22. DKR

    Tawny Owls - BBC2 Sunday 12th December

    Tawny Owls Sun 12 Dec, 5:30 pm - 5:40 pm 10mins The story begins in early spring with our pair of tawny owls busy looking after four newborn chicks. Over the next six weeks, both parents work hard to ensure the chicks leave the nest. Set in the beautiful Forest of Dean, and with rarely seen...
  23. DKR

    RSPB Pulborough Brooks - 6/12/04

    Today I made my first visit to RSPB Pulborough Brooks. I was amazed at the variety of different birds there. I haven't been to many reserves but I saw more species here than any of the others I have been to. Very quiet too, even though there were a few cars in the car park I was on my own in the...
  24. DKR

    Natural World - Sunday 12th December

    Natural World - Thursday 9th December Looks like a cracker... The Wild Wood Philippa Forrester spends a year witnessing the secret life of an ancient oak wood in the heart of England, as the sparrowhawk terrorises blue tits, fox cubs learn to stalk rabbits and a buzzard looks for love. :bounce:
  25. DKR

    RSPB to buy land in Poland?

    Did anyone else see Countryfile today? There was an interesting report on how being in the EU may affect farmland birds in the accession states and especially Poland. They said that the RSPB was looking into buying land over here to make into a Nature reserve because it is so important. I'm...
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