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    Serra dos Tucanos news?

    Having spent a wonderful 10 days here a few years ago I've been concerned that they may have been affected by the bad flooding in the Rio de Janeiro area. Does anyone have any news? There's nothing on their website but keeping that up-to-date is unlikely to be a priority if they have been...
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    Trojan warning

    I've had AVG Free Edition for about 18 months now. For the very first time, this morning when I turned my PC on I got a warning about a trojan. I didn't make a note of the name because I hit the "get rid" button pretty quickly! As I say, I've never had one before and haven't been on dodgy sites...
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    Hawker in Northumberland ID please

    Sorry, no photo as my compact camera isn't really suitable to take insects. I know from Harry Eales' post on the Dragonflies in Northumberland thread that the most likely candidates around here are Common, Brown, Southern or maybe Migrant Hawker. The wings weren't brown, so that's ruled out...
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    Dartford Warbler in New Forest UK

    I'm spending a week with my wife near the New Forest from Friday and would love to see a Dartford Warbler in this country. They're thin on the ground up here in Newcastle ;) I've looked on Opus for the New Forest and there's some useful information. Trouble is, my wife isn't really interested...
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    Blackbirds imitating mobile phones?

    I'm sure a Blackbird (Turdus merula) in my back-garden has started to incorporate a mobile phone ring-tone into its song. Its a rapid series of three rising notes, one tone apart, repeated once straight away. I've never noticed it before, or from any other Blackbird I've heard. Are Blackbirds...
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    Yellow snowdrops

    I posted this in the Flowers etc section but I know not a lot of people look there so I thought I'd repeat it here. I know many of you have wide natural history interests apart from birds. Last Wednesday, on a beautiful spring-like morning, I joined a botanical group I'm a member of to look for...
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    Yellow snowdrops in Northumberland, UK

    Last Wednesday I went on a walk in north Northumberland with a botanical group, looking at snowdrops. Never having been to that area before at this time of year, I was very impressed with the huge drifts we found in a couple of woods. We found several examples of yellow snowdrops, which I'm...
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    Stress relief at my local reserve+-

    My local Tesco is the largest in the country, even having its own hairdressers, and it was bedlam there this morning even at ten o'clock. Horrendous. I breathed a sigh of relief when I got home, unpacked, grabbed my binoculars and a flask of tea and set off for one of my local nature reserves...
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    Powerpoint

    Someone in my family needs this to do her university presentations. Only the viewer seems to be part of Home XP. Can you buy this as a separate piece of software and, if so, how much is it likely to cost please?
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    A530 compact

    I've just bought my first digital camera and am just trying out attaching an image to a post. I'll delete it after I've checked it. edit - Tried to delete it, but realise now you can't delete new topics yourself. Any mod, please feel free to zap it. I'm really pleased with the camera. My only...
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    Wall Brown in NE England?

    I'm trying to get to grips with at least some of the commoner butterflies this summer. One I saw this afternoon at Gosforth Reserve I'm pretty sure was a Wall Brown (definitely not a Fritillary), but the only guide book I've got is the Collins Complete British Wildlife, which describes it as...
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    Teesdale plant ID please

    Can anyone ID this plant please, from my amateurish description? It was seen today in upper Teesdale, not far from Cauldron Snout. Birdseye Primrose was nearby, to give some idea of the habitat. The plant was about 6 inches tall, with a few basal divided leaves, a fairly fleshy single stalk...
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    Hungary and migrating Cranes

    I'm thinking of having a week in Hungary this autumn to see the large numbers of migrating Cranes around Hortobagy National Park. Especially as Easyjet fly to Budapest from my local airport. From what I can make out, late October is the best time to see them, but the earliest I can get away is...
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    Hawfinches in NE England

    Having recently finally tracked down both Snow Buntings and Waxwings, seeing a Hawfinch is high on my wish-list for the winter. "Where to watch birds in Northeast England" has the entrance to Hulne Park near Alnwick as a place where a flock is regularly seen. My copy was published in 1995, so...
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    Hello

    Hi, I've only been birding for about 18 months but have learned quite a lot since, thanks to many helpful folk in hides etc. I live in Newcastle Upon Tyne and the Northumberland coast in particular seems quite good for birds. I hope to spend a few days in north Norfolk in a couple of weeks, so...
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