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  1. Gus Horsley

    Siskins are back

    Had a pair of siskins on the niger seed feeders at the weekend, a pair of bullfinches, numerous greenfinch, chaffinch and 49 goldfinch, which I don't think is bad for a garden in a housing estate.
  2. Gus Horsley

    a walk to buckenham marsh

    We went to Buckenham in late October - loads of geese, including a bar-headed which I'm assuming was an escapee. The corvid roost in the evening was spectacular.
  3. Gus Horsley

    Dawlish Warren Accommodation

    Hoping to visit the Dawlish Warren area in November to do a spot of birding. Can anyone recommend some cheap self-catering accommodation for me and the missus as everything on the net seems a bit expensive. Cheers Gus
  4. Gus Horsley

    Surrey Birding

    Thanks very much for the information. I'd heard about the fire but didn't realise the scale of the devastation. Gus
  5. Gus Horsley

    Surrey Birding

    Hello I'll be in Surrey for a couple of days at the end of March and was intending to visit Frensham and Thursley Commons. I've not been there before. Can anyone offer any advice, tips as to the best bits, and whether I might get to see a great grey shrike or dartford warbler? Cheers Gus
  6. Gus Horsley

    Birding alone or with others?

    I almost always go birding with my wife. We've got many interests but this is the only one we really share. Apart from that she's excellent at recognising calls (I'm a bit deaf) but I've got better eyesight, so we make a good combination.
  7. Gus Horsley

    Somerset birding

    There's Burnham itself. Try Apex Park and a stretch of the riverbank by the park. It's not bad, even with the number of people on a weekend. You should get a variety of ducks, great crested and little grebes and waders on the river. You might be lucky and get the odd rarity. The last time I...
  8. Gus Horsley

    Slimbridge hides

    My wife and I went to Slimbridge one weekday when we thought it was going to be quiet. Unfortunately there was a large crowd of people on a "tour" who appeared to be competent birders, judging by the kit. We first encountered them in Holden Tower where they were looking at the geese, but there...
  9. Gus Horsley

    Northumberland Info Please

    Hi, we are intending to visit Northumberland in the late spring and would like to know if anybody can recommend the best time to visit the county. Thanks. Gus
  10. Gus Horsley

    Grossest thing you've seen a bird do

    I can cope with most things but one that turned my stomach was watching a kiddy eating an ice cream on the beach. A sizeable splodge of seagull poop landed on it and the kiddy carried on licking the ice cream, finishing it off. I didn't intervene because I wanted to see what would happen...
  11. Gus Horsley

    Which birds visit your feeders the most?

    At the moment we have: Goldfinch - over a hundred at times. Starlings - 150 last Sunday Greenfinch - usually 20 or so Feral pigeon - small flock of about 15 often lands in garden Then smaller numbers of: house sparrow blue tit wren woodpigeon collared dove robin sparrowhawk blackcap chiffchaff...
  12. Gus Horsley

    Crowdy Reservoir

    Thanks but I'm not going to be able to make this one. We're going to Somerset to go birding and, er, see starlings.
  13. Gus Horsley

    Info about Blake's Pools

    Info about Blake's Pools please I'm intending to go there in early December (sorting out a permit). Does anyone have any information about what are the best tides, wind conditions, etc etc. And what might turn up at that time of the year. Cheers Gus
  14. Gus Horsley

    Crowdy Reservoir

    My wife and I went to Crowdy on Saturday to do a plover count for the BTO, a week early but we couldn't do it on the recommended date. Although the target golden plover were absent we saw about 700 lapwing. Apart from that the reservoir itself was very quiet, with the "highlights" being a...
  15. Gus Horsley

    RE-INCARNATION,Which bird would you come back as ?

    I'd come back as a herring gull. I'm regarded as a right pain in the a*se in this life so I might as well continue the trend! Gus
  16. Gus Horsley

    Severn Barrage

    From what I can gather, the proposal to build a ten mile long barrage, stretching from Cardiff to Weston super Mare, would have an undoubtedly disastrous effect on wildlife. It would also lead to renewed pressure to reopen quarries in the Mendips and Brecon Beacons for the estimated 100 million...
  17. Gus Horsley

    BirdTrack website - do you use it

    We've been using it for some time now. Apart from the usual birding trips we also log our garden sightings and get involved in wader, warbler and plover surveys. To me it's a very laudable project and I feel like I'm contributing something positive, which is important. Gus
  18. Gus Horsley

    Doxey Marshes

    Hello again. Sometimes it's just really nice to get a break away from the rat race, even if there's nothing much to see. Gus
  19. Gus Horsley

    Severn Barrage

    Back in April (I think it was) there was renewed interest in the construction of a barrage stretching from near Cardiff to Brean Down in Somerset. I haven't heard anything for a while. Could anyone update me as to what the current situation is? Gus
  20. Gus Horsley

    Doxey Marshes

    I thought I'd nip in to have a look on the way down the M6 yesterday, maybe catch a glimpse of a jack snipe or something, although I know it's a bit early still for them. I also knew the weather was supposed to be damp so I had a quick wander through the reserve, cup of coffee in Sainsbury's...
  21. Gus Horsley

    UK Wildlife Spectacles

    Apart from the starlings in Somerset (we've booked a week near Cheddar in December) I think the gannets on Grassholm are an incredible sight. They pack one half of the tiny island with scarcely enough room to move, but the other half has none at all. What you see is a an island which is white...
  22. Gus Horsley

    Is this Pipistrelle

    Nina, it sounds like you might have a noctule or greater horseshoe if it's got a big wingspan. Saphire, yours still looks like a myotis of some sort, but there are a few different ones. Natterers and daubentons would be the most likely in your area I think. Gus
  23. Gus Horsley

    Is this Pipistrelle

    It looks to me like one of the myotis bats - maybe natterer's or daubenton's. Could do with a clearer picture to be sure. Gus
  24. Gus Horsley

    How many times have you seen a bittern?

    Saw two at Blacktoft at the end of April and one at Marazion earlier in the year. One at Blacktoft was booming impressively, regular as clockwork (I just hope it wasn't a distant ship!). Gus
  25. Gus Horsley

    Goldfinches galore!

    Sunday saw the record beaten again. We easily had over a hundred in the garden this time. A sparrowhawk hurtled through without taking any but the sight of them all in the air was really impressive. It's costing a fortune in nyger seed at the moment, about £15 a week and that's buying in...
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