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    Willow / Marsh. Hamsterly Forest , Durham , UK

    I saw this bird when I was birding in Hamsterly Forest , Durham and I'm unsure whether it is a willow tit or a marsh tit. Any help would be much appreciated. Thankyou
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    Which bird takes the most eggs ?

    I understand this might be an upsetting thread. Which bird eats the most eggs ? I have often pondered this question and thought who would know more about stuff like this than you guys ? Thankyou
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    So what got you interested in birding ?

    We're all (hopefully ) birders . But how did you get involved ? Me , I was getting a lift down to South Shields and along a quiet road I saw a bird hovering a few feet away from the car. I asked my birdwatching Dad what it was and how it could hover. '' That's a kestrel , son. Isn't that...
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    Birding clangers on television . . . .

    Has anyone seen anything on television where an 'expert' drops a birding clanger ?
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    male wren building nest in back garden

    I could hear a wren so I looked to my back garden and I could see and adlut getting something from the ground . Then it flew into the 100ft hedge . It came back and started getting things like grass . I assume it is nest building . I understand that the male builds several nests and the the...
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    The northern birder

    I regularly read posts on BF but I decided to become a member for the first time. I can't wait to start posting !
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    hello from durham

    hello. my name is matthew but i like rainton meadows so much that i decided to call myself " rainton meadows is great ".
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    owls in the north east

    is there anywhere in the north east of england where any member of the owl family shows up regularly.
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    magpies . your views about this familiar bird

    what do you think about our familiar bird , the magpie ? a valuable bird that keeps tabs on the population of others or a skanky egg thief that has a serious impact on songbirds ? what do you think ?
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    seal sands. what do you see there ?

    quite frankly , what do you see at seal sands ? i have been there today and have spotted a egret , lots of dunlins , lots of redshank , a few shelduck. one curlew , two heron , loads of linnets , lots of oystercatchers. and obviously the seals. however i wasnt sure whether they were the grey...
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    the washington birding news

    i doubt this will ever take off but im giving it a try. why not the washington birding news ?
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    what bird are you ?

    what bird would you say you are most like ? dont be ashamed to say .
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    the ridiculous persecution of red breasted mergansers and goosanders

    please please please please sign this petition to try and stop the ridicolus debacle which is the persecution of red breasted mergansers and goosanders . They just eat fish and if herons , cormorants , shags , gannets , guillemots and puffins are protected, why aren't these ? just sign it.
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    rainton meadows

    if anyone goes to rainton meadows then i have something seen something strange. i saw a cormorant there. has anyoone else seen that there before ?
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    just a quick question ?

    i have heard people describing birds that are 'lifers'. what does that mean ? please excuse my ignorance.
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    what is your favourite song produced by a bird?

    my favourite song produced by a bird is the blackcap. truly fantastic.
  17. M

    rare birds that come to your garden

    what is the rarest bird that regularly comes into your garden. no fly-overs,i'm afraid ! for me it would have to be the bullfinches.
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    your fave bird which regularly comes to britain.

    if you look at my photo then you can tell what i like. (a mandarin duck) lol.
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