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    Loch Garten Ospreys

    Does anyone know if loch garten has any returning Ospreys yet as the RSPB site is now down for maintenance which I suspect was due to being hit by loads of spam since Tuesday. The webcam is still running but the forum is down.
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    West Coast of Scotland What to see

    Hi everyone, I am going to the oban area of the west coast of Scotland next week and was wondering what was the best wildlife to see and photogragh, don't mind trips and was especially wanting to see pine martens. does anyone have any opinions as to what I should be looking for.
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    canon 300mm 2.8 or 400mm 2.8 which is sharper

    I am trying to get hold of a copy of the 300mm but have been offered a 400mm 2.8 does anyone have experience of both for some comparison ?. If I can't get a good one I may go down the new route for a mk ii. There is a couple of grand difference between the two new but would the extra be worth...
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    Canon 300mm 2.8 mk 1 or mk2

    I am after one of these lenses and was wondering how much difference there is between the two and could that justify the extra £2k+ or so between a good second hand mk1 and a new mk2. Does anyone have any experience of both lenses to compare.
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    Canon 300mm 2.8 is ii

    I am thinking of buying the canon 300mm 2.8 is ii but was wondering where everyone thinks is the best place to buy one. I have had a look at T-Dimensions on Ebay @ just under £4700 but am concerned at the possibility of import charges does anyone have any suggestions ?.
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    fruit suet fat balls

    Has anyone tried or devised a method of making suet balls containing fruit such as apple. I tried with berries but was a total disaster as they just crumbled.chopped raisins is an option as I have done these before but the birds weren't too keen.
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    need to stop starlings

    I have several feeders up at the minute but I am inundated with starlings. Does anyone know the best method of keeping them off the feeders ? some sort of homemade cage perhaps. I am also planning on making a catcher tray for the bottom of my feeding station but the mesh is a fortune does anyone...
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    joining sunflower heart feeders

    Has anyone ever tried to join 2 of the yellow type sunflower heart feeders.I get lots of goldfinch and green finch along with sparrows in my garden and I would love to see 2 feeders joined together full of finches. I am thinking of so soldering them together unless someone has a better idea.
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    Roosting box heater

    Does anyone know of a way to put a small heating element into a roosting box to provide some extra warmth during the freezing winter months. This is something i've just thought about but not got any ideas how to do it or what to use.It may seem a daft idea but i fancy giving it a go somehow.
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    What lve food to feed tits ?

    I've got blue tits nesting in my garden and was wondering apart from live meal and wax worms what other live food can i feed them ?
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    Nesting Blue tits

    I have a pair of blue tits using a nestbox in my garden and i know they've built a nest. When would it be ok to check whats going on in the box, i don't want to frighten them off but i want to see if they've laid eggs.
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    Enticing Woodpeckers

    I've just had my first sighting of a woodpecker on the garden fence and was wondering what is the best feeder to get him in the garden and feeding. I have 3 sunflower heart feeders a cuple of suet feeders and an ordinary peanut feeder. Does anyone use any specific feeders or food in their garden...
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    New albino robin

    Not sure if this is the same or another albino robin but it is very different to the last one. Hope it's an offspring.
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    Extra long Sunflower Heart Feeder

    Hi Guys, I am currently using 2 x 12 inch chapelwood sunflower heart feeders, does anyone know where i can get an extra long one say maybe 24 inches + as i get anywhere up to 50 goldfinches in the winter.I am even thinking of converting my 20 port Nyger feeder.
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    How rare is this in the uk ?

    I took this pic a few weeks ago and was wondering how rare this is in robins in the uk.
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    Sparrow terrace

    After seeing a sparrow checking out a nest box for tits in my garden i decided to get a sparrow terrace in the hope they will roost there.The terrace has 3 holes,one in each end and one in the middle.Is it likely that more than one bird will use each hole at the same time or will it be one bird...
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    Found Excellent feeder and birdbox book

    Just found a great book in the cut price bookstore in helmsley called attracting and feeding garden birds. It's got loads of tips about different feeds and loads of plans for some amazing bird boxes and feeders for you to build.Well worth a punt at £4.99. Gonna have a go at some myself in my own...
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    What direction to face boxes

    Is there any advantage to which direction your nest box faces. I've got 4 boxes in my garden but they are on the south facing fence albeit facing sideways on, the fence is 6 ft but my north facing fence is only 3 ft and thats not high enough to mount a box unless there's a way round it. None of...
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    Peanut butter going cheap

    Asda have large 700g jars of crunchy peanut butter on sale for 74p which is 4p cheaper than the same jar half it's size, i use this for fatballs in the winter and it keeps in it's jar for a year.Get it now.
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    Live food cage feeder

    I have just put up a cage feeder from haiths that only lets small birds in and have put some meal/wax worms in it but apart from starlings having a go at getting in there's no interest from owt else so far,hope these things work as i bought the fatball version too..........................
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    Feeding maggots instead of mealworms ?

    Has anyone tried feeding maggots as live feed as apposed to meal/wax worms ?.They seem to be a lot cheaper than the worms but are they any good.I was thinking of offering them in a live ramikin type feeder.I have just ordered a cage type feeder from haiths to stop the starlings getting in on...
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    Robin box

    Looking at the extortionate prices of robin boxes i decided to buy a cheap box and cut a V shape out of the front from the top corners down to the whole and this seems to have worked.I have put it behind my holly bush and am just waiting to see if any of my visiting robins find it and have a...
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    Which nesting material ?

    I've had a couple of nest boxes up thru the winter and want to supply some nesting material to encourage something to nest in them, so whats the best stuff to use and where to get it from.With the house being new and the garden immature this is the current setup i have,the boxes are mounted on...
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    robins

    I have a robin or two that come into my garden but don't go near the feeders but just flit around the edge of the garden. My question is what can i feed them hoping the starlings don't raid what i put out.Do they have a faourite food ?
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    New nest box

    Hi, a couple of weeks ago i put up a new nest box in my garden on the fence and today i saw a blue tit looking thru the hole, what can i do now to make it more attractive to him or other birds that are interested in roosting now or nesting next year ?,insert some sort of material for bedding etc ?
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