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    Full-time ornithologist wanted (North of Scotland)

    This thread has been OK'd by admin before posting. Experienced birder wanted to team-lead a survey team working on various Schedule 1 birds in the north of Scotland, including Golden Eagle, Black-throated and Red-throated Diver, Merlin, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Black Grouse, Greenshank and...
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    Birding in Sardinia- which part?

    We were very disappointed, I'm afraid. Wrong time of year to be going. The litter problem was very bad- even in the wilder parts- it seems as if the summer tourists had used the entire east coast as a toilet, and no-one had bothered to smarten it up a bit- and very few birds around. On top of...
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    Camera backpack -which one?

    A word of warning about the Nature Trekker II AW- depends on the airline, airport, and check-in staff! It is too big for some of our UK dimension baskets. I had to swap it for a slingback before getting on a Flybe flight last week.
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    Bigger bag ...again

    I went ahead and bought one- but am regretting it now, I'm afraid. The Nature Trekker AW II is full of great ideas but is a very heavy rucksack (even without the gear). I loaded up some gear (a Canon 40D, a small telephoto, and a 100-400 telephoto) and took it trekking- after around 11 miles or...
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    Waterproof Camera Covers

    My pro friend in Holland uses a very hi-tech method- clear plastic bag and elastic bands. With the lens hood on fairly waterproof and you can still see all the buttons.
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    Bigger bag ...again

    How does this one compare to the Lowepro Nature Trekker AW.11- anyone have one of these?
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    Manfrotto 701RC2- any lighter / better? Reviews?

    Thanks, Steve. You've prompted me to look at the Gitzo heads again- G2180 looks interesting, in spite of the couple of poor reviews on the forum, as does the 2380, though exceptionally huge price difference! I've used Velbon alloy heads for years but have found the spring mechanisms to be not...
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    Manfrotto 701RC2- any lighter / better? Reviews?

    Having just bought a nice Gitzo carbon tripod with a ballhead for my new camera I wanted to also get a high-quality pand-and-tilt head so I can use the same tripod with my scope, which is a Kowa TSN823 (angled). A friend suggested the Manfrotto 701RC2, which weighs in at 800g. As the tripod...
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    Help! Someone with some perl experience?

    Dear all, the wildlifeweb is our local birders' website in the north-east of Scotland and has been going since 1990- one of the longest running of all birding websites. We are having problems with our noticeboard page, hosted by BTbroadband- since they migrated their servers the "sendmail"...
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    Birding in Sardinia- which part?

    Thankyou for your very helpful reply! It would be great to see Oxyura leucocephala- has this been reintroduced in Sardinia? I thought it was extinct there. Paul
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    Birding in Sardinia- which part?

    Hello all, we are heading to Sardinia in October. I need to choose a part of the island that has a beach (kids) but has easy access to the mountains, national parks and some reasonably non-touristy bits where granny can chat to locals (she is from Rome) and eat good local food. We are birders...
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    Request for buzzard pellets

    Dear all, if you come across common buzzard pellets in Scotland this year, could you send me them please? I'm looking into diet. I need grid ref., date, and approx. distance to nearest buzzard nest if you know it. I will refund postage. Many thanks Paul Doyle, Alba Ecology Ltd., South...
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    Wildlife Web,North East Scotland

    Can you tell me what browser you are using? Are you going in through the front page? I've tried on all our pcs here- some running firefox and some explorer, all seem to be able to access the pages OK. Can you give me any more details? The SOC link will not work, as it is not going in through the...
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    Wildlife Web,North East Scotland

    Not sure what the problem is- it is working fine here. Are you going in through the front door, as I've had to change directory structures a fair bit (and probably still will need to later)- www.wildlifeweb.co.uk, then click on the local community button, then bird news. Let me know if still...
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    Wildlife Web,North East Scotland

    Wildlifeweb back up and running! (sellotape and rubber bands) Dear all, I finally (today) cracked getting some sort of bird news page up on the wildlifeweb site at www.wildlifeweb.co.uk. It is temporarily hosted by my work web, hence all the albaecology stuff in the URLs, and BT won't tell me...
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    Birding Calgary and Vancouver, July

    Hi all, can someone point me to some good birding places that can be got to easily from these two cities? Will have car but also kids....
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    Bird fieldworker urgently required Ireland paid

    Yet another job going in Ireland... apologies if this is the wrong place to post it. We need a fieldworker for the next 3 months to work in Connemara, west Ireland, doing bird surveys. Accommodation and petrol are paid for, plus 1500 Euro per month spending money. Requirements are- fit enough to...
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    Looking to buy "Butterflies of Trinidad & Tobago"

    Yes, just right- there are quite a few species of butterflies (and lots of other animals) that are more akin to Venezuelan than West Indian, and the West Indies books generally either ignore T&T or just give them a cursory mention. The Butterflies of T&T is just the job. And yes, happy puppy, or...
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    Looking to buy "Butterflies of Trinidad & Tobago"

    Hi Ken, yes, I found that one myself before posting the note here. Already sold I'm afraid. As an ex-bookseller myself I've pretty well exhausted all the internet shops / markets and have several finders looking out for the book for me. I posted the note here hoping someone would be finished...
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    Can anyone sell me "butterflies of trinidad & tobago"?

    All leads drew a blank, I'm afraid. The PBFA one is already sold, and as a ex-bookseller on ABE myself I've searched through these avenues already. I even had this book and sold it a couple of years ago...sigh... But thanks for the help. Paul
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    Looking to buy "Butterflies of Trinidad & Tobago"

    I'm searching for a copy of the Collins field guide, published around 1970, on the butterflies of Trinidad & Tobago. I'm hoping that someone who bought it for a trip is now finished with it and is willing to sell it to me- we are heading over there in March and this book is so hard to find! Paul...
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    Can anyone sell me "butterflies of trinidad & tobago"?

    Yes indeed, no copies to be had there. Difficult book to find, hence the reason for posting here.
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    Can anyone sell me "butterflies of trinidad & tobago"?

    Dear all, planning a trip to Tobago in March and desperate to get hold of a copy of the 1970-ish Collins field guide "Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago". I'm posting here in the hope that someone bought a copy for their visit and no longer needs it. Please call if you have one available- 01358...
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    Where to go birding in October? (World)

    Anyone been to Botswana? This was suggested to me a couple of years ago.
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    Where to go birding in October? (World)

    Hi Harvelle, Kenya would be brilliant- but I passed it off as too expensive. Did you go with a tour?
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