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    Zoom for ES 80

    Hello all, I have an ES 80 GA ED scope with a 32x lens. I was thinking about a zoom and wondered if you could recommend one? Many thanks.
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    RSPB Langford

    Hi All, Does anyone know what's happening at the proposed RSPB site at Langford, Notts. I understand there was a problem with water levels but I don't know if this a long or short-term problem. Many thanks.
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    Langford

    Hello All, Does anyone know the details of the problems at Langford Lowfields? I believe work came to a halt due to high water levels but I don't know if this has long-term implications. Many thanks.
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    Willow Tit Project

    Hi all, In the latest Notts. annual report there is an account of the RSPB's Willow Tit Project by Alex Lewis, and an account by John Revill on Willow Tit breeding habits in the county. Some of you may find this of interest bearing in mind the disappearance of this species from many areas of the...
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    Rock Pipit?

    Hello all, I saw this a few days ago on the Cornish coast. Is it a Rock Pipit? Thanks in advance.
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    Paxton Pits

    I'm in my late 30s and had never heard a real live Nightingale so, after some helpful suggestions from BirdForum contribitors, decided to visit Paxton Pits in Huntingdonshire. I arrived at 8.00 a.m. and stepped out to a car park chorus courtesy of Lesser Whitethroats, Willow Warblers and Garden...
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    Nightingales

    I wonder if anyone could recommend a reliable site to hear Nightingales within an hour's drive of Nottingham? I've heard Rutland Water might be worth a visit. Thanks in advance.
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    Tripod/head

    Hello all, I'm in the market for a new tripod & head and would like your advice. I use an Opticron ES 80 (old model) with a Hama Gamma 74 camera tripod. Although this has given sterling service so far I feel the need for something more substantial. A trip to "In Focus" at Rutland is planned but...
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    Stay-on case

    Hi all, The front flap on my Opticron stay-on case doesn't fit over the lens of my ES 80. Does anyone know if other manufacturers make cases which would fit this scope? Thanks, Moosebird.
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    Strange noise

    Hello all, I wonder if someone could help with a problem. The other night I was Nightjar-watching in a Notts. wood and was stumped by a call coming from trees edging onto a clearing of young conifers. It was a high-pitched whistle of about a second, followed 3-4 seconds later by another. The...
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    Strange noise

    Hello BirdForum members, thanks for having me.This is my first thread, so here goes: the other night I was in a Nottinghamshire wood watching Nightjars and Woodcocks but I couldn't i.d. a noise coming from trees at the edge of a clearing - a flat high-pitched whistle, about a second long...
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