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    Panasonic FZ-200

    Apparently a lot of birders interested in this camera, so I thought I'd post a few pics. I got it on Saturday, and so far I've only had about two hours to fiddle about with it at Pennington Flash in Manchester and behind my house in Glossop. Trust me, I was the world's worst digiscoper and I...
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    Foreign trip with a baby

    Any recommendations for somewhere to go in April/May 2013 with a baby? Been looking at Lesvos - any hotel recommendations? Be great if it could be easy to get there (ie not a 15 hour flight) and not too much driving from site to site. Ta, Tom
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    Inspired by Birds, BBC Radio 3, Saturday 25th February 2012, 12.15pm

    Everyone loves birds, and everyone loves music. So why not spend 45 minutes this coming Saturday afternoon listening to birds & music at the same time? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01cj1c9 Features interviews with Nick Moran (BTO), Mark Constantine & Magnus Robb (Sound Approach), Andy...
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    Texas, April 2011

    Back from a really good trip to High Island area, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Hill Country and finished back at High Island. Passerine migration was slow (endless SE winds and zero rainfall), in fact locals reckon it was the worst April of all time (hooray!), but waders and raptors were about in...
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    Witherby Handbook - errata list

    Volume 1 * page 1 - Gannet now Morus bassanus (not Sula) * page 1 - "Fulmar Petrel" just Fulmar * page 3 - "Common Heron" should be Grey Heron * pages 7-320 - suggest revision of entire order adopting Clements * page 7-320 - suggest removal of "The" before each bird's name (ie The Raven, The...
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    Peru 2009

    I´ll probably regret starting this, seeing as I´ll now feel obliged to finish it, but anyway, here goes... So I´m currently sitting in a swankyish hotel in Lima - all paid by completely useless LAN Peru airline - having spent 7 solid hours shouting at airline staff last night, watched 79...
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    Pellet, Derbyshire, UK

    Good morning fellow birdwatchers, could anyone tell me which creature has sicked up this delicious looking clump of matted fur and bones? Its length measures c5.5cm in the new fangled metric system. There's quite a few of these in a tiny coniferous plantation, and as of yet no sign of any living...
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    Marsh/Willow/Willow/Marsh, UK, Sept 2007

    Taken in England yesterday. Never made a sound. Knock yourselves out. ps this wasn't in Greater Manchester.
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    Big Gull, Kent UK, May 2007

    Anyone out there want to tell me what this is? Photos taken on Dungeness beach (can anyone guess why I was there?) on Thursday evening. Size wise it was akin to a small Herring Gull; uppers/wings were very dark, only a bit paler than a nearby LBB; legs were genuinely two tone with a dirty pale...
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    Tinamou sp., Peru, Pantiacolla Lodge

    I'd totally forgotten about this song I recorded. It didn't match any recordings I had with me at the time, although I think it may be a variant song of one of the area's commoner Tinamous? http://media.putfile.com/Tinamou Let me know if the link doesn't work. Thanks in advance, Tom
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    Gull

    Taken last night in Manchester. I'm 99.999% certain that this isn't a trick question. To make sure we're all seeing the same colours then the primaries were jet black with only tiny paler fringe at tip. The bill had some pinkyness at the base, and although the 1st photo only shows it on the...
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    Red-necked Phalaropes, Shetland

    Can anyone guide to me to some info on viewing the breeding Fetlar Red-necked Phalaropes. I've drawn a blank with a basic Google search other than some sparse bits of info that also seem out of date. Ta, Tom
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    South Peru, July-August 2006

    Here is the 1st part of our trip to Peru (Cusco, Manu, Colca Canyon and the Islas Ballestas). It was a bit good, to say the least. Many thanks to all those who offered advice, especially Rasmus Boegh and Tim Allwood. We racked up a nice big list, the total of which I'm still not certain...
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    British Bird Videos

    If anyone is bothered I have uploaded some of my staggering low quality video footage that I have shot over the last few years. Some interesting rarities include the Courser, Ovenbird and Green Heron. Unfortunately I've got more to come. For a full list click below...
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    Malaria and Holiday Jabs - Peru

    Yo Birdforumers, Can anyone suggest some Malaria preventatives that won't ruin me for 3 months like the last nasty batch did (can't remember what type they were ). I'm going to Manu in Peru this summer, will I even need to take anti-Malaria drugs? I really don't react well to them, but at the...
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    A birding "Place in the Sun"

    Any of you thinking of moving abroad? A friend of mine who used to work at the BBC has asked me to help him with this... 'A Place in the Sun/Home or Away'. We are looking to cover some areas on the show that are of particular interest to ornithologists. They are 'The Gulf of Cadiz' in Spain &...
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    Peru Vocals Help

    Howdy, There's quite a few birds in Peru, and trying to learn the vocals of as many possible species that I may come across this Summer is proving to be somewhat tiresome and time consuming. The problem is that I've never been to the Neotropics before, I'm doing it without a guide and I've no...
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    Bird vocals storage advice

    This Summer I'm going to Peru. I need to store a mass of bird calls and songs onto a portable device to take with me. I'm thinking iPod/MP3 player kind of thing... Any advice on models, necessary storage capacity etcetera greatly appreciated. Cost is relatively important (ie cheap = good) but...
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    Spyaxe virus

    I've just been infected by Spyaxe! :-C :-C :-C http://www.adwarereport.com/mt/archives/cat_news.html Despite having current Norton protection it's got into my computer. I've Googled and discovered that Spyaxe is currently infecting 2,500 computers per hour. There are a number of bloggers...
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    Where to Watch Birds in Edinburgh?

    I have to work in Edinburgh next week and have lots of windows of free time. I'm staying a few miles east of the city. The only birdy places I know in the area are Musselburgh and Threipmuir Reservoir. Any advice and good birdspotting sites within say 30 minutes drive of Edinburgh would be...
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    Website

    Thanks to loads of help from the good folk of Birdforum, I've now put together a website of my own. http://www.skills-bills.co.uk Although when it's finished it will be primarily for music (and a bit esoterically guitar-nerdy) I'm including a big chunk of stuff about birding in it to try and...
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    Pelican Blood by Cris Freddi

    Full of sex, violence, drugs, bad language and twitchers! Sounds really good. Ordered my copy so I'll post a wee review when I'm done: http://www.ffbooks.co.uk/n28/n142480.htm http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0007185189/ref%3Dnosim/authordatabase/026-6347916-4028419 I read an...
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    Dipped on Killdeer with Fish, Chips and Fornicating Lapwings

    After being far too lazy to go for any of the Killdeers this year, there was no way I was missing this one in Norfolk. No way. But unfortunately I had the problem of having to take some people to the airport on Tuesday (lame excuse), so it would have to be done on Wednesday. And so an overnight...
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    New Naturalists

    Does anyone on BirdForum collect this series of books published by Collins? I recently acquired a few of the less sought after titles and I'm now considering building up a collection of fine 1st editions. Any advice?
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    Phone-scoping

    (Didn't know what forum to put this in, so feel free to move it if it's inappropriate etc etc blah blah blah...) Having recently got a sexy new mobile phone, I've tried to "Phonescope" however everyone thinks I'm having a right laugh and told me it will never work - they were right. I can't get...
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