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  1. Frogbad

    Common Lizard

    I saw my first common lizard of the year a few days ago, Spring must be here :-) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4489141697_e8200d604d.jpg
  2. Frogbad

    White Sparrow type bird? Can anyone ID?

    I am posting this on behalf of my father who saw this bird. My father lives in Benfleet, Essex backing onto the Hadleigh nature reserve and Thames Estuary Can anyone give any suggestions for an ID? "The bird was virtually pure white with no visible other markings and was in the company of...
  3. Frogbad

    Scaup or Lesser Scaup?

    I found a scaup on my local patch today. It didn't have the usual dark green head, instead it had a black head. It also had a dirty scruffy grey body, where it should have been crisp clean white. I think that it was a lesser scaup - I am still waiting for someone to verify it. Unfortunatly...
  4. Frogbad

    Funny white wader

    I was down at my local patch today in the Bird Hide in Wigtown, Scotland. It is a large salt marsh nature reserve. One of the other people who was in the hide spotted a strange little small wader which he could not identify and neither could I. It was largely white on it's entire body apart...
  5. Frogbad

    BirdTrack website - do you use it

    How many birders record their everyday sightings on the birdtrack website and allow the results to be forwarded to local recorders? I do as a matter of course - not least because it also helps me to build my year list and life lists and also to view graphs of the species that I see at my sites...
  6. Frogbad

    Barn Owl

    I drive to work every day and the 20 mile journey through the scottish countryside takes around 20 minutes. Two days ago I spotted a glimpse of a barn owl, halfway through my journey. Today, I had a bit more time, and so stopped the car in the place that I had seen the owl. I pulled out my...
  7. Frogbad

    When is a tick a tick?

    When do you decide that you can tick a bird? Do you have apply a certain criteria, that stop some birds being ticked off you list even though you have seen them and positively ID'd them? For example, I have not ticked off many birds that I have seen, like the Barn Owl that swooped across the...
  8. Frogbad

    Black Cock Pheasant

    Out and about today on and around the Mull of Galloway when I spotted a jet black cock pheasant eating in a field - no colour at all on it, and it was certainly not a dark female, it was just black. I understand that because they are introduced onto sporting estates that sometimes the colours...
  9. Frogbad

    Kowa 501 or 502

    Does anyone have any views on what these Scopes are like? I am frustrated at my local bird hide that I can not ID many of the birds with my 8x binoculars, and therefore I am considering getting a scope. I do not have a lot of money to spend £150 top whack. Am I better having no scope at all...
  10. Frogbad

    Another Bird Book Bargain

    Birds, a Complete Guide to All British and European Species by Dominic Couzons has 60% off the RRP of £30 at Amazon at the moment. The book is now selling for £11.98. A lively, large format, lavishly illustrated family reference guide to the birds of Europe 'Dunnocks have a pretty spicy sex...
  11. Frogbad

    Birds, a Complete Guide to All British and European Species

    Has any one read or seen this book written by Dominic Couzens and published by Collins. I have looked at it on Amazon - but no-one has reviewed or commented on it. It was published on 3rd October 2005. Does anyone know what it is like?
  12. Frogbad

    Bird Field guides on DVD ROM

    Just wondered if anyone had an recommendations or comments about DVD ROM bird related software. I have had a look at several of the titles listed on Amazon, but the opinion seems to be that they are rubbish. Can anyone offer any informed advice?
  13. Frogbad

    The story of my life

    Today we were going to try and find some Red Kites around Loch Ken on the Galloway Red Kite Trail. As we travelled along the 40 mile journey, the weather got worse and worse, rain, then fog, then ice and sleet. Don't worry I told the wife and children, if the worst happens and the weather does...
  14. Frogbad

    Which bird have you always wanted to see?

    Which bird have you always wanted to see and despite trying has always eluded you? For me it would have to be a Golden Eagle. On all my trips north, I have never seen one despite trying. I have only ever seen one in captivity.
  15. Frogbad

    UK and Europe Bird CD-ROMS

    Can any one tell me if there are any good Bird Field Guide type CD-ROMS? Does anyone have any experiences of them? Thanks
  16. Frogbad

    Anyone doing the "shortest day survey" this week?

    I am taking part by watching and recording the feeding bird species in my garden tomorrow - I have put out even more tasty treats than usual and looking forward to seeing who will turn up? Anyone else taking part, as it would be interesting to compare results if so? If anyone is interested...
  17. Frogbad

    Wigtownshire Birding

    Hi - just wondered whether there were any other birdwatchers based in Wigtownshire, South West Scotland? There are two official RSPB sites here, plus the bird hide at Wigtown wildfowl reserve. Just wondered where other people like to go around the county?
  18. Frogbad

    Desert Island Bird Books

    If you could only have two birding related books in your library, which ones would you have? Which two could you not live without and why?
  19. Frogbad

    UK Bird lists - what do the letters mean?

    20 years ago I was a young ornathologist - I am now in my early thirties, and I am redescovering the joys of birdwatching - plus the joy of buying new equipment! I have been looking at the bird list in particular the Scottish list and I notice that after the bird name that there are confusing...
  20. Frogbad

    New from South West Scotland

    Hi, I have newly joined the forum - I am based in Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland. Not far from the RSPB Wood of Cree reserve. I was (a long long time ago) a young ornathologist whilst growing up in the wilds of Essex. But I moved over to the dark side and I have spent most of my...
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