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  1. Chewbaxter

    Invasion Of The Starlings!!!

    Invasion Of The Starlings!!! Lock all doors and windows - we're being invaded! Hide in the cellar everyone! Eh? Ah... don't panic... I'm actually putting a good word in for these often maligned critters... find out more by clicking the link... http://birdwatcher.podomatic.com/ Neil
  2. Chewbaxter

    "Live" podcast, from Martin Mere WWT Reserve, NW England.

    Well, I went there yesterday - love the place! Decided to do another 'Birdpod' from there... the last 'Live' one I did was from Anglesey. Anyhow - the new episode just uploaded - Live from Martin Mere, WWT Reserve in Lancashire England... hear about the Avocet, Nene (Hawaiian Geese) and other...
  3. Chewbaxter

    Birdpod - Birdwatching Podcast... The Pigeon Appreciation Society.

    Birdpod - Birdwatching Podcast... The Pigeon Appreciation Society. Let's hear some positive comments about the 'Feral' Pigeon - this plucky and determined bird isn't a 'pest' - it should be respected. Find out more... and hear the latest 'Artificial Bird Of The Week' too! Click this link to...
  4. Chewbaxter

    Birding In Anglesey - 7th April, 2009

    Birding In Anglesey - 7th April, 2009 Here's the story. Well what a day - up at 05:15. Made a flask of tea (well... I didn't make the flask, that was there already - but I did prepare the tea and filled the flask with it). Set off just after 06:00 - got some petrol, then some essential...
  5. Chewbaxter

    Puffin Island, Anglesea

    Howdy folks -wonder if you can help? I'm off work next week and I'm thinking of having a drive to Anglesea and hopefully a trip to Puffin Island - I assume it's Beaumaris I need to head for. Now, I've never been here before - so I wondered if anyone can give me a bit of info re: this and a few...
  6. Chewbaxter

    "SatNav" Bird Guide...

    Just an idea, although I suspect that this has been done before. What about a list of postcodes for great birding 'hotspots' - so that SatNav users can simply enter in the co-ordinates and find their way there? HAS this been done before on here, if so - apologies, and can someone give a...
  7. Chewbaxter

    "Birdpod" - the weekly Birdwatching Podcast

    "Birdpod" - the weekly Birdwatching Podcast As some of you may know, I've been getting into this 'Podcasting' lark and have been producing a weekly Birdwatching Podcast. http://birdpod.webs.com/ Anyhow, I'm realy pleased as to how well this is been going and have just checked out the Daily...
  8. Chewbaxter

    Your Local Patch...

    Yep - where do you like to go to see birds? A reserve? Your garden? Walk along the canal or to a pond? In the woods? The coutryside? Wherever - if you'd like to share any info, please reply, and you'll be included in the next 'Birdpod' Birdwatching Podcast http://birdpod.webs.com/ - any...
  9. Chewbaxter

    U.K. - National Nest Box Week - 14th - 21st February

    National Nest Box Week - 14th - 21st February "National Nest Box Week is great for birds. Starting on St Valentine's Day, it's the time we remind ourselves to provide homes for dozens of species, from Blue Tits to Barn Owls. If you've never built a nest box before, why not give it a go this...
  10. Chewbaxter

    "Birdpod - 31st January, 2009 - What're your favourite birds?"

    Birdpod - "What're your favourite birds?" Have your say Yep - for then next Podcast (31st Jan/01st Feb) - share your favourite birds - what do you like about them and why? For me - Blackbird is my most favourite - I think they're real characters and just love each sound they utter, from the...
  11. Chewbaxter

    Birdpod - "A Bird-Friendly Garden" - have your say.

    Information about the upcoming Podcast... Again, a bit of info. a 'Podcast' in my opinion is a bit like a radio show, yet you can access it to listen anythime rather than by having to listen at a specified time. This can be downloaded onto a computer/mp3 player/ipod easily, and as each new...
  12. Chewbaxter

    Birdpod - The Weekly Birdwatching Podcast - 25 January, 2009

    Information about the upcoming Podcast... Again, a bit of info. a 'Podcast' in my opinion is a bit like a radio show, yet you can access it to listen anythime rather than by having to listen at a specified time. This can be downloaded onto a computer/mp3 player/ipod easily, and as each new...
  13. Chewbaxter

    "Why I Like Birdwatching..." have your say...

    As you know, I've started doing a 'Birdwatching Podcast' to share my passion with listeners across the www. http://birdwatcher.podomatic.com/ Anyhow, I want to know why YOU enjoy Birdwatching... what is it that draws you to this? What are your favourite birds? Have you any stories/experiences...
  14. Chewbaxter

    Birdwatching Podcast

    Hello out there to Friends of our Avian Chums... be ye casual acquaintances, Bird Nerds, Spotters, Twitchers and/or Scopers - then here's an announcement! Mr. Chewbaxter (i.e. me) has gone all technomological and done gone and created a Podcast - basically, it's the nearest you'll get to a...
  15. Chewbaxter

    Birdwatching Podcast.

    "Eh? What's a Podcast?" I'll not asume that everyone knows what I'm on about here... until I got an 'Ipod' I didn't know what they were proper... think of them as a radio prog. that you can listen to anytime you like... a new episode appears and it automatically downloads to your computer. I...
  16. Chewbaxter

    Great White Egret visits Wigan!

    Well, we've a rare visitor that's decided to spend some time in Wigan - a Great White Egret. More info on the 'Great White Egret' here I'm not going to post its location, but if your keen to go and see it, it IS local... just PM me and I'll give more info. I have to say though, I'm made up to...
  17. Chewbaxter

    Whooper Swans at Martin Mere

    Had a great day today looking at these wonderful creatures - they've all recently landed at Martin Mere having flown in from Iceland. "Whooper swans spend the breeding season in Iceland before flying over to winter in the UK, with Martin Mere welcoming approximately seven percent of the...
  18. Chewbaxter

    "Birding Away The Blues"

    A light-hearted title for a serious (for once) thread from an otherwise 'jocular' me. Now, this is not for research, this is from my own experiences... I'll not try to 'bring down' this thread, but it regards the subjects of depression and anxiety. As a 'short-term intervention' and...
  19. Chewbaxter

    Places with Bird Names/Connections

    I thought about this... as I drove past "The Swan Inn" (Hindley, Lancashire) Got me thinking of otheres I know near to or in the town I live, Wigan... Swan and Railway The Bird I'th Hand (know locally as the Hen-hole) The Hawk The Flamingo (now gone.. a VERY rough pub known also as 'The Flying...
  20. Chewbaxter

    Kingfishers "In Tandem"

    Just a question... a couple of nights ago a pair of Kingfisher 'side by side' seen flying together at a nearby canal (I'm in the U.K. by the way). My question then, is this common or not, I've only ever seen 'solitary' Kingfisher before rather than seeing an 'aerial duet'. Anyone else ever...
  21. Chewbaxter

    Blackbird Books

    Howdy folks, wondering if you've any recommendations re: literature on Blackbirds (pref. written in U.K., but I'm open to any decent reads). Any info apprecatied... Not looking for anything specific (i.e. behaviour etc.) just ANYTHING about this bird. Regards. Neil.
  22. Chewbaxter

    Chewbaxter's "Birding Day"

    Thought it was about time I put my stuff in here, although I have been keeping an online 'birding diary' for some time now: http://www.runboard.com/bbirdwatching.f6.t2%7Coffset=90 Anyhow - here's my morning: Took my doggies to Wigan Flashes (Lancashire, England) this morning for a combined...
  23. Chewbaxter

    Coal Tit/Great Tit? *United Kingdom*

    Trying to fathom something out here. A wee bird at my feeder. Underside dull/pale yellow but with the distinctive 'black breast stripe' - so I'm thinking - it's a Great Tit. But hold on... on the back of the head: "distinctive large white nape spot". Can anyone help here? The b*gger flew off...
  24. Chewbaxter

    Are you a "Bottle" or a "Flask" Birder?

    Just a bit of nonsense and pure noseyness on my part. When I'm out and about, I've usually got a bottle of water with me, but I've noticed that some birders take a trusty thermos flask (why it's 'trusty' I don't know, it's an expression I've heard though) with hot tea or coffee. I might change...
  25. Chewbaxter

    Pishing - Anyone Do It?

    Right... let's get these out of the way first. "I'm pished as a newt" "Pishing in the wind" "I'm going to pish off in a minute!" And so on... :t: Anyhow - serious now... quiet please... Ahem. Right, I've been reading up on this and have had a wee bit of success with garden birds...
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