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    Nightjars

    Im hoping to get up to North Wales next week, staying near Portmadog does anyone know of any reliable sites for Nightjars?
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    Valcaba De Soba

    Going on a family holiday over Easter and will be staying near Valcaba De Soba, would be grateful for any info regarding good spots to do some birding in the general area. My main interest is raptors and would appreciate any info on places where i can go set up my scope and watch them, thanks...
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    Honey for lunch

    took a stroll under the canopy of a woods that had breeding Honeys this season, two young fledged from the nest and appear to have managed to avoid being predated. However, it would appear that one of the adults wont be making the trip back this way again as it has been eaten by a Goshawk. The...
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    Honey Buzzards in Northumberland

    Having read the man Nick Rossiters website i notice that he has a large number of nests found last season. Is there anyone out there who can shed any light on the accuracy of these incredible figures.Has anyone actually seen any of these birds? If these figures are true then i suspect the...
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    Woodcock

    We don't get breeding woodcock around this way , but usually this time of year its hard to walk about the local forest without putting one up. However , this year they are very thin on the ground around here. Whats the situation in other parts of the country?
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    Misty Birding

    Not many postings about this neck of the woods so here goes. Despite the weather being rubbish i decided to take a stroll up to the top end of the valley where i live . First port of call was Craig Walter, on the way up the slope came across 8 reed bunting, on arriving apart from a hunting...
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    No image

    When i put on my nikon coolpix4500, the on light comes on on the camera but cant get any screen to come on. Any suggestions, other than bin it which is in my thoughts now, thanks
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    Welsh Honeys

    There is a camera fixed on a Honey Buzzard nest in Wales if you go to www.forestry.gov.uk and then click on wildlife webcams it should be there. These images are courtesy of Forestry Commission Wales, Welsh Raptor Study Group and RSPB.
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    Nightjars and fire

    Went out looking for Nightjars last night, had cracking views of a pair on a clearfell. We moved further into the forest and were rewarded with at least another seven birds. However as we were leaving the forest some Doug Firebug type characters had set the first clearfell ablaze. Luckily as the...
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    Wet weather and breeding

    It has rained every day for a week down this way , the forecast for the next 5 days is rain. A few migrant species which would normally be on eggs are not .I think a lot of birds, Kites , Merlins along with a variety of others could be struggling to fledge young if it continues. Whats the...
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    Who is to blame

    Yesterday as the weather was quite reasonable i decided to go check a few Peregrine sites that i know for. I have a schedule1 license so am fully covered to examine eyries. On approaching one of the sites i noticed a pile of empty lager cans on the ground directly above the usual nest site, to...
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    Brecon way

    Took a trip up to the brecon area, birds seen were Ring ousel 3, red kite 7, peregrine2, redstart 7 pairs, piedflycatcher 8 pairs, treepipit, nuthatch 2, treecreeper, winchat, stonechat, merlin, lapwing, dipper,loads of common buzzards, wheatear, redpoll, siskin, crossbill, pair of willow tits...
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    Wheatear numbers

    Having seen a serious decline in the number of wheatears nesting around the mountains in recent years.Its pleasing to note that there is a marked increase in the numbers back here this season. Has anyone else noticed an increase in other parts of the country?
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    Hello from valleyboy

    Hi all, just posting this to introduce myself. Been a keen birder most of my life main interest are raptors, also into digiscoping
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