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  1. Steve Dudley

    Lesvos Birds 2013 - annual bird report

    Now available online and free to view/download from the Lesvos Birding website. Running to 187 pages, the fifth annual bird report for Lesvos includes species accounts for all 329 species ever recorded from Lesvos and detailed accounts for those recorded during 2013. The report also includes...
  2. Steve Dudley

    Slender-billed Curlew removed from the British List

    The British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC) has removed Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris from the British List. Following a review by both BOURC and the British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC), the identification of the bird seen at Druridge Bay, Northumberland, 4–7...
  3. Steve Dudley

    Northern Greece trip reports

    I've posted links to three short trips reports for Northern Greece (two week long spring trips to Northern Greece and one winter long weekend to Lake Kerkini) on Cloudbirders. Search the Greece section for them.
  4. Steve Dudley

    Picos de Europa, Spain, June 2012

    I've finally got round to finishing my report from last year. The report is hosted on Cloudbirders at http://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport/repository/DUDLEY_Spain_06_2012.pdf
  5. Steve Dudley

    The British List

    The BOURC has today published the 8th edition of The British List in the BOU's journal, Ibis. The List can be viewed via the BOU website here. This update includes all decisions up to and including the BOURC's last report (no. 41 published January 2013) - see here. Steve Dudley BOU
  6. Steve Dudley

    Lesvos 2014

    Many of us haven't got over Lesvos spring 2013 and plans are already afoot for next season already. Following concerns about charter flights running in 2014 we now have confirmation that flights will commence on 19 April 2014. For more details see here. I'll continue to put any updates on...
  7. Steve Dudley

    Lesvos Birds 2012 - annual bird report

    LESVOS BIRDS 2012 written and compiled by Steve Dudley Lesvos annual bird report for 2012 runs to 149 pages, and is the fourth annual bird report and by far the largest so far produced (the 2011 report ran to 78 pages). It now combines the Birds of Lesvos (2012) so the annual report will now be...
  8. Steve Dudley

    Whalefest, 27-28 October in Brighton

    I haven't seen mention of this on here, so for details of the marine equivalent of Birdfair, then checkout the Whalefest website. Mark Carwardine, Erich Hoyt, Pete Bethune and some bloke called Bill Oddie - and others - presenting, lecturing, chatting, buying, selling, etc, etc.
  9. Steve Dudley

    Taxonomic changes to the British List

    In the October issue of the British Ornithologists’ Union’s journal, Ibis, the BOU publishes the latest taxonomic recommendations for British birds by the Taxonomic Sub-committee (TSC) of the BOU Records Committee (BOURC) (Sangster et al. 2012. Ibis 154: 874-883). You can see a summary of the...
  10. Steve Dudley

    Lesvos 2013

    It might seem early, but last year the Lesvos 2012 thread was kicked off in June! As many of us start to book and plan our spring trips to Lesvos, we can use this thread to share news, etc. For UK birders, the season commences with the first charter flights on 20 April and I will arrive on the...
  11. Steve Dudley

    Lesvos trip reports

    With ongoing problems with the TravellingBirder trip report website, many of the reports linked to from my Lesvos Birding website are no longer available. Having uploaded my Lesvos bird reports for 2009, 2010 and 2011 to Scrib (www.scribd.com), I can offer to host Lesvos trip reports on the...
  12. Steve Dudley

    Proposed wind farms on Lesvos

    In the Lesbos 2012 thread I've been posting about the proposed 'mega' wind farms on the west of Lesvos (see post 34 here). These are part of a wider project connecting Lesvos, Chios and Lemnos and then cabling back the electricity generated from these three islands back to mainland Greece. In...
  13. Steve Dudley

    Bilbao to Picos de Europa - bird/butterfly/dragonfly sites on route

    On 23 June I will be driving from Bilbao airport across to the Picos de Europa. It occurs to me that there might be a few lowland things to enjoy before hitting the mountains that we could stop for on route. I'm particularly keen on any known dragonfly sites (the maps indicates we cross a few...
  14. Steve Dudley

    Picos de Europe - trip reports wanted

    We're off to the Picos on 23 June and with Travelling Birder still down I'm in need of any trips reports for late spring/early summer for the area. Links to online reports or any that can be emailed. Many thanks.
  15. Steve Dudley

    Bird names - some fun

    Following on from the discussion on the origin of the name Common Gull, I'll introduce some new bird names as used by the landscapers currently landscaping our garden. As way of introduction, these couple of names are used near daily in a rebellious-type response to the boss who is a birder and...
  16. Steve Dudley

    Picos de Europe vs Pyrenees

    We're looking at either the Picos or Pyrenees this summer. We cant go out until late June / early July and wondered if anyone could give us a steer on which might be better, i.e. possibly Pyrenees cos of being higher, spring later, etc. Our primary interest are birds then butterflies. Ta very much!
  17. Steve Dudley

    Lesvos Birds 2011 annual bird report

    This, the third annual bird report for Lesvos, covers all species recorded on the island in 2011 plus some additional records from earlier years. Running to 76 pages it covers over 250 species and includes many colour photographs and various updates on birding sites on the island and more...
  18. Steve Dudley

    Talking Naturally - farmland birds special

    A brilliant podcast from Talking Naturally's Charlie Moores from a day spent with Simon Tonkin, the RSPB's senior farmland conservation officer, looking at farmland bird conservation in the Fens and Brecks. Includes some excellent interviews with the farmers themselves. As someone how lives in...
  19. Steve Dudley

    Lesvos birders on Facebook and Twitter

    I've set up a Lesvos Birders group on Facebook. Please join and join in. Don't forget, Lesvos Birding is also on Twitter @LesvosBirding
  20. Steve Dudley

    Panasonic Lumix LX3 adapted for Leica 65/82 scopes

    Since switching from the Televid 77 to the Televid 65/82 models I've been less than satisfied with my digiscoping setup. Leica's own digi adapter has a thread which fits various Leica and Panasonic cameras, but its far bulkier than the simple slip ring I am used to carrying. So I asked a friend...
  21. Steve Dudley

    Televid case objective lens cap solution

    The case for the Televid 65 & 82 scopes has an objective lens cap which has no place to attach it when you're using the scope (an obvious design fault!). I don't think I'm the only one who hates having these things flapping around causing vibration, especially when you're digiscoping. To...
  22. Steve Dudley

    Bamboo clothing - some reviews and thoughts

    I've been so impressed with the various bamboo-fibre garments I've bought in recent years, I decided to write a short article and share my experience and thoughts on this little known natural clothing material. The full article is on my blog here.
  23. Steve Dudley

    Bird re-introductions conference, November 2011

    What have the following species got in common? White-tailed Eagle, Red Kite, Cirl Bunting, Corncrake, Common Crane. Yep - they are all exciting species we all love to see. But they are also all species which have been the subject of a re-introduction programme in order to either boost the...
  24. Steve Dudley

    Talking Naturally with Charlie Moores

    Didn't know where to stick something about podcasts, but thought this forum would do! I know Charlie Moore's Talking Naturally site and podcasts have been around since last autumn, but I've only just found my way to the site. Charlie's rather excellent 'Podding Shed' has podcasts covering all...
  25. Steve Dudley

    Northern Greece, 5 - 12 May 2011

    I decided to spend my usual fourth Lesvos week not on Lesvos this spring, but in Northern Greece! Wonders never cease. 23 species of raptor in the week (22 of them in three days in the Dadia Mountains) and a hatful of woodpeckers (eventually). A great birding week and I'm sure of a return...
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