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    Help with Owl challenge please

    Hello, I am staying in Warrington for another week and a half before returning to Australia. Could anyone please recommend where I could go to get some photos of any of the country's owl species without having to travel too far? Thank you all in advance, Graham
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    Lundy Island and any other South West Puffin suggestions

    Thanks people - Skomer it is.
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    Lundy Island and any other South West Puffin suggestions

    Hello all, I'm sadly heading back to Australia towards the end of June and am checking out the pheasability of a trip to Lundy before I leave. I live in Bristol, so it's not too far a distance to the departure towns. On my 'bucket list' before I go is to get to see and photograph puffins. I...
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    RFI: Advice on 2013 Trip

    Whereabouts are you going to be based in Melbourne and for how long, Trogon?
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    Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment

    I have only just stumbled upon this thread, but it's a great laugh. Some people have far too much spare time on their hands.
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    My bird drawings

    Very nice drawings, Cat. I love the Kookaburra especially.
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    Hello from Emma in Nottinghamshire

    Hi Emma, You'll find that it's a strangely addictive hobby and you're never too far away from a patch of interest to build up your bird ID over here. There's some great resources on the RSPB site if you're new. Enjoy. - Graham
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    Hi from Melbourne, Australia

    Hello Cat, I'm in the UK, but from Melbourne so I'm happy to give advice on spots to explore if you're interested. I got interested in birds via photography with my 400D around Altona when I relaised that there were some interesting birds worth taking photos of. My poor 400D came to grief...
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    Christmas time birding in the Nth West (Cheshire)

    Thanks for the replies so far. I'm staying in Warrington (Burtonwood). I'll be fairly happy to see whatever I come across as it will be fresh to me. I do like my owl species though, so would love to come across one or two - our owl species can be fairly elusive, so I don't know what the...
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    Christmas time birding in the Nth West (Cheshire)

    Greetings all, I'll be visiting Cheshire over Christmas-mid January and wonder if anyone could offer any good spots to visit in the region for a good spread of species. My previous visits to the UK were prior to an interest in birding, so I'll be happy with whatever I can get some photos of...
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    Hi anyone in aus

    Hi John. You'll get a good start to birding around Geelong - there's some nice spots between the You Yangs and Balyang Sanctuary for a start. Welcome aboard!
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    hi from vic,australia.

    Yes, a lovely part of the world where we spent a week about a month and a half ago. There's certainly some abundance of wonderful birds out there too!
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    hi from vic,australia.

    Hi Casey, I'm also in Victoria (Melbourne). My interest in birds also grew from my photography around my local area which happens to have its share of interesting birds. We're fortunate to have many nice spots down this way which offer a diverse range of species. It can turn into a strangely...
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    any teenage birdwatchers in melbourne?

    G'day Squirrenguin, I can't help you with any birding teenagers as such, but can only suggest you try the Field Naturalists Club or BOCA (Bird Observers Club of Australia) to see if they have any teenagers on their books. I've only taken up birding in the last couple of years and wish I'd...
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    G'day

    Stooge, My knowledge of birds in Western Port is pretty limited. But I am planning on undertaking a bird survey exercise at some point at a bushland reserve in Garfield for a Management Plan - and personal interest. Are you ever in that area? I'd like to get hold of some experienced eyes to...
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    G'day

    G'day and welcome Stooge, Which part of the state are you in? - Graham
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    Birding Reserves

    No worries. Did you get to Serendip Sanctuary? They have some nice hides there. Again, without having visited the places you speak of in the UK - which I intend to do when I get back there one day - I can't think of any comparison. For me, the birding experience here can be at one of my local...
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    Birding Reserves

    Hi, I haven't been to any of the sites you mentioned, so I can't really give an accurate list of similar places here. I'm in Melbourne and I can't think of anywhere I've been where there's been bird hides in the same spot as a cafe or restaurant if that's what you're looking for. But there's no...
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    Bird Hide construction - any thoughts/brainstorm?

    Thanks for the above feedback - just what I was after. - Graham
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    Werribee - Western Treatment Plant

    Hi, I made my first visit to the vast area of the treatment plant last week, but couldn't help but feel I was getting lost. Although I saw countless raptors at very close range which I was pleased with. Does anyone have fool-proof directions to the lake and any other points of interest for my...
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    Bird Hide construction - any thoughts/brainstorm?

    Hello everyone, I'll try to keep this as brief as I can. For a major assignment in my college course I have decided to run with the idea of building a new bird hide at my local park - there's one there at present, but you almost have to hack through a jungle to get to it and you can only see...
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    Pied Cormorant

    This Cormorant seemed to be posing for me today.
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  23. White Faced Heron

    White Faced Heron

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  24. Musk Duck

    Musk Duck

    Taken at Serendip Sanctuary, Lara, Victoria, Australia.
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    Fairy Penguins in Port Phillip Bay

    I was saddened and surprised to find a dead Fairy Penguin at Altona Beach yesterday. I know that there is a colony across at St Kilda, but has anyone else seen any in other spots around the bay? - Graham
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