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  1. Metermaid

    Sudden appearance of House Martins

    I know the weather was a bit strange yesterday but I suddenly had around 30 House Martins wheeling about in front of the house, haven't previously seen one! This lasted for about an hour - any explanation?
  2. Metermaid

    Please help with this call/song - UK, N Somerset

    This is driving me insane at the moment, I'm sure it's something very simple that I should know but I just can't place it and it's proved impossible to see. I have attached a short video from my mobile with the bird call/song twice, quite near the beginning and again near the end - help...
  3. Metermaid

    I want to upload a phone video here but can't

    I wanted to upload a short video from my mobile phone which has a bird call on it that I can't identify, but the site won't let me - it's in MP4 format apparently and invalid - is there a way I can over come this please?
  4. Metermaid

    Best way to identify a bird call?

    I am currently being driven insane by a bird who calls nearby throughout the day, but I just can't identify the call. Please could anyone point me in the direction of the best websites to help?
  5. Metermaid

    I've moved again! - where to visit near Weston?

    Having just re-located for the umpteenth time I am now residing in sunny Weston Super Mare, and.......I haven't started working again yet - so I can have some nice birding time all to myself. I was thinking of maybe Slimbridge tomorrow but wondering if there is anywhere closer that might be a...
  6. Metermaid

    Lovely morning at Willen Lake

    Spent a very pleasant couple of hours in the hide on Willen Lake in Milton Keynes today. Several snipe, a Green Sandpiper, Redshank, pair of Gadwall, and several very good views of a pair of Water Rail flying from cover to cover and scuttling about! Also Pochard, Lapwing, Teal, Shoveller and a...
  7. Metermaid

    Please could someone identify this beetle?

    I'm posting this for a friend on another forum, apparently these beetles are living on a strawberry plant in her garden (lots of people on the other forum on the case, but no joy - I assured her that I knew a forum where it wouldn't stay a mystery for long - don't let me down now guys!!!)
  8. Metermaid

    The Lodge - worth a trip?

    Living in Milton Keynes now and I haven't done much birding for quite a while due to circumstances beyond my control! Would like to take a day off in the week, to myself, and maybe visit The Lodge at Sandy as it's not too far away. Just wondering if this is likely to be a worthwhile trip at...
  9. Metermaid

    ID on this fowl please?

    I saw a group of these on the Norfolk Broads, this bird was on the Queen's Estate at Sandringham. ID please? Thanks MM
  10. Metermaid

    Dell laptop battery probs

    The battery on my Dell 510M laptop has died. Where would be the best place to obtain a replacement? Thanks Rita
  11. Metermaid

    Milton Keynes walk

    Went for a walk in the Ouse Valley Park today and was quite surprised when the dog startled a Little Egret - haven't seen one of those since we lived on Anglesey :)
  12. Metermaid

    Getting Powerpoint

    Please you someone tell me the best way to get hold of Powerpoint for my computer (Windows XP) - is it horrendously expensive? Thanks Rita
  13. Metermaid

    Milton Keynes birding?

    Just moved to MK and wondering if anyone can tell me where the best spots for birding are? Many thanks Rita
  14. Metermaid

    GPS help anyone?

    Not strictly computers - but you guys haven't let me down with advice yet so thought worth a try !! I really want to get a GPS system for the car (moving to Milton Keynes in a couple of weeks - I NEED ONE !!) I know absolutely nothing about them - and wondered what sort of things I need to...
  15. Metermaid

    Skiathos Moth

    Just got back from a holiday in Skiathos. Regularly saw a large, dark, day flying moth around the hotel - I was wondering what species in might have been? No idea if there are lots of day flying moths there or if it is likely to be a particular one but would be interested to see a photo as...
  16. Metermaid

    Moth identity help please?

    Could someone take a look at this photo and tell me if it is a Cinnabar moth please - doesn't seem to have the necessary stripes on the wings. Thanks so much http://www.fancy-rats.co.uk/community/viewtopic.php?t=25996
  17. Metermaid

    Best computer buy help...please !

    Daughter at uni needs new computer - we bought a cheap reconditioned laptop for a couple of hundred which has been ok but is now becoming unreliable. So...want something for around £400 if possible which will do Word processing and she can use from Broadband internet (mainly for work but the...
  18. Metermaid

    Striking caterpillar

    I saw several very pretty caterpillars today on roadside hawthorn - quite hairy, basically black with two broken white lines and 2 orange lines - pictures of caterpillars in my ID book are very wishy washy watercolour type and it is very hard to tell them apart - does anyone know what this might...
  19. Metermaid

    AOL links help please

    OK, this is driving me mad - I use several forums, now when I get an e-mail notification from here it includes the posted message in the text - however other forums I use don't - and of course with AOL the link is disabled in the text so I have to highlight, cut and paste link into address...
  20. Metermaid

    Spiderlings

    Lots of spiderlings about - I love to watch the ones that set up house on my Camelia, grow over the summer. Yesterday had one on the washing line that had a really bright almost lime green abdomen - it is still a normal garden spider variety ?
  21. Metermaid

    Where can I get game help?

    Just wondering if anyone could direct me to where I might get help getting a game to run on pc? - I know this is computer/internet site not gaming ! but I just bought a Windows 95 game that I had a few years ago but can't get it to load on XP - it's a surprise birthday present for hubby and I am...
  22. Metermaid

    Keyboard shortcut for windows

    I am sure I remember there being a keyboard shortcut to close all currently open windows - but I can't remember/find it ! - I use alot of forums which open new windows for each message viewed (with e-mail notifications) - at the end of the evening I sit here manually closing each window down -...
  23. Metermaid

    Magpie - anything I can do ?

    Our resident blackbirds have been working so hard, dawn to dusk collecting worms and now they are being harrassed by a lone magpie who never leaves the garden. The poor BBs are now spending most of their time trying to chase off the intruder - is there anything I can do - I know it's natural and...
  24. Metermaid

    Bird call - ID help please

    On walking near the canal I keep hearing a call, pretty distinctive - sounds like "pitchoo pitchoo" - can't place it on my CD - is it a tit? thanks in advance Rita
  25. Metermaid

    Sparrowhawk encounter

    I let my Staffie out for her morning wee and watched her chase around the garden barking - she likes to make sure there are none of those pesky birds about eating Mummy's food !! - anyway two minutes later I looked out again and there on the fence was a Sparrowhawk - watching the dog (who hadn't...
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