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    Hide clamp query

    Hi Craig, If the centre column of your tripod pulls out of the legs why not go for a clamp to fit onto the tube. That way you use your own head and save carrying extra weight. The RSPB shops carry these at about £30. Comes with several plastic sleeves to adapt to different size tripods. I...
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    Hobbies hanging around.

    Had a Hobby fly in high from the East this morning over my garden about 0745. May have been a Continental bird just crossed the North Sea. Have seen quite a few Hobbies over the garden during the last week and Minsmere are still getting five or six at a time. Again these birds could be...
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    Canadian Rockies and Alaska

    Thanks all for the information. I will, now, have a better idea as to what to wear. As I said initially all the birds are going to be lifers so I will take it easy and let the birds come to me. After all it is a holiday:-)) Cheers Ivan
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    Canadian Rockies and Alaska

    Hi All We are off to Canada/Alaska at the end of May for 17 days. It is a 25th Wedding Anniversary present to ourselves. We fly into Calgary and travel across the Rockies by coach stopping at Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Kamloops and Vancouver. We then board a cruise ship and spend 7 days...
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    Where to stay in Norfolk

    Hi DaveB, I stay in a little B&B situated in Thornham. Warm, comfortable and very friendly. It is also a fraction of the price of the two establishments already mentioned. £27.50 pppn. www.rushmeadow.com. You can watch Titchwell reserve from the bedroom windows and whilst having breakfast. Ivan
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    Excellent service

    I took my 10x42 BA's to the Leica stand at the Bird Fair this year because the alignment was out and the technician said they would have to be taken back to the workshop because they had been knocked at some point. This had caused one of the objective lens holders to have a marked flat on it...
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    Minsmere-opening question

    As Keith has said you can get to the beach and public platform at anytime. You then have access to the area around the sluice and can watch the levels from the dunes or the public footpath that leads from the sluice to Eastbridge. You can also see the reed beds from this path. You cannot enter...
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    Is this horse chestnut leaf miner?

    A friend,who visits Poland three or four times a year, produced a similar leaf at our last Lowestoft Field Club meeting. The trees in Poland are having a hard time with this pest. They are eating the first leaves and the trees try to produce more only to be attacked again. The leaves then...
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    Two Leica questions

    Robert Regarding the focus of the Bn's and the Ultravids. I have Ba's and a very marked difference in dioptre balance. When adjusting these there is no restriction on close to infinity travel but on the BN's and Ultravids there is a marked loss of travel. So much so that is is impossible to...
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    Where do Avocets go in the winter

    Avocets are one of the most quarrelsome birds on the Scrape at Minsmere. They will chase everything away from them, bigger or smaller. This is at all times of the year and not just when young are around. The youngsters are as bad as the adult birds. This tactic when nesting leads to a lot of...
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    New Nikon travel scope

    I tried the Nikon at the Birdfair and think they are onto a winner. The price is £299 without eye-piece but all the Fieldscope ones fit. I occasionally help out at Minsmere selling optics and one of the biggest points to a beginner buying a scope is its weight. A lot of older people are...
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    Rowan berries very early?

    Rowan berries on the three trees in and around my garden in North Suffolk have always had red berries by the end of July and NO berries by the end of August. The blackbirds sit in the trees all day gorging themselves, one or two greenfinches have a try but get chased away by the blackbirds...
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    Suffolk in October

    Hi Cuddy Sorry for the delay in replying to this thread, too busy birdwatching :-))) October in Suffolk can produce anything. The regular migrants are coming to an end and the winter ones getting into full swing. This can be very good along the coastal region. Last year we had...
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    Minsmere Bitterns

    Should have come back to Minsmere, there are 26 broods and all of them highly visible. That also means the gulls can see them as well :-((. Ivan
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    Best Birdwatching Sites In Suffolk

    Hi Karl There has been such a book in the pipeline for some time now. I was asked to write it by David Cromack some years ago. I started off with good intentions but have been reduced to a slow crawl with the pressure of other things wanting my time. My location in North East Suffolk means I...
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    Suffolk trip advice please.

    Max it depends on which birds you would like to see. The suggestions of Landguard and Lackford, and Pete's of some in Norfolk are good but if you are short on time a list of target species may be easier. I reckon Minsmere and the nearby Dunwich Heath should cover most likely suspects. When are...
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    Best sites in Suffolk in May?

    Hi Wendelio When are you planning your trip for? Some areas are better at certain times of the year. The area around Aldeburgh can be good for waders (Hazelwood Marshes) The reed beds around Snape for warblers and Bearded Tit. Marsh Harriers everywhere. Blaxhall Heath for Crossbill, Wood...
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    Minsmere at Easter

    Hi Karl To answer your question directly,yes Minsmere will be open every day over the weekend and Bank Holiday. In fact with Tuesday opening the reserve will next be closed Christmas Day:-)). Sand Martins starting to return today along with Chiffchaff singing. Marsh Harriers displaying and...
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    How waterproof is your anorak?

    I have just started reading this thread and yes I have sat and read it all through this morning. Must be something about having an extra hour:-) Surprised no-one has mentioned Rohan clothing. I have used their waterproof coats for years and have never had any water come thro' or had a need too...
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    Nikon Fieldscope new v old eyepieces?

    Hi Tallgrass I still use an old EDII scope with the zoom lens. I thought of trading up to a newer model when I started digiscoping. I then tried to get an adaptor to fit my 'scope/camera but did not want the Eagleeye type setup. I went to a well known optical dealer on the North Norfolk coast...
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    Goldfinch disappearance - Suffolk help!

    A few goldfinches at Minsmere today. Best seen in the north bushes or just as you get to the North wall. Also have been seen around the pond in the old car park. Minsmere today was rather windy and decidedly wet this afternoon. A few waders are moving through with dunlin, knot, curlew sand...
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    RSPB family days

    Apologies Ian. I filled in the availability form and handed it back, assuming the dates to be 4th and 5th. Of course the only thing with dates on was the original letter which went back with the form. Sorry again Ivan
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    A Londoner goes to Minsmere

    Bitterns can be seen fairly regularly from Island Mere hide. Mainly in flight but once the vegetation is cut in front of the hide they often feed along the edges. I get to Minsmere at least once a week and have been visiting the reserve for the last 26 years. It is only recently, perhaps the...
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    RSPB family days

    Ian I think you have your days mixed up for the Minsmere Family Days. They are on Wednesday and Thursday. I will be there working on the various activities on both days. Ivan
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    Migrants arriving this week?

    Just had a Red Kite fly over the house at rooftop height. It was heading west so I presume has just come in off of the sea. It was mobbed by several corvids and flew off south only for the crows to give up and it resumed it's journey west, this time over Oulton Broad. I was so enthralled I...
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