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    Mere Sands Wood

    Was there a week ago and got much the same list apart from the Goldcrest. One of my favourite places to go birding currently.
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    Welcomed chaffinch

    Congrats! It's great when you see a new species in your garden. I currently have a Grey Wagtail that keeps coming to hoover up the remnants of fatballs that the starlings have obliterated, only ever seen on in parkland areas before.
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    Preston area

    Don't forget Mere Sands at Rufford, they had 3 Bitterns last winter 2 of which where clearly visible from the hides.
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    What bird stuff did you get for Christmas?

    A new Gardman Feeding station with feeders.
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    Android Birding Apps

    WP & UK Birding Checklist is very good and updated regularly https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.WPBirdingChecklist&hl=en
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    Welsh Woodland Feeding Station

    Try http://twootz.com for seed and suet etc, they seem about the cheapest I've found online.
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    Redstarts in Lancashire

    Green woodpeckers are reportedly often seen at Scarisbrick Crematorium.
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    More bird pictures on my 3rd outing

    Jeffo, I'm in Leyland, so If you want to go somewhere sometime let me know. I've been using an ED80 since Aug 2010. Just had a look at your photo's, nothing bad to say at all but I would say some are a little flat looking, maybe some fiddleing with levels and a little more saturation would...
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    Martin Mere, Mere Sands and around the area

    Had a nice day on Martin Mere today. Species seen include Avocet, Blackcap, Marsh Harrier, Ringed Plover and Lapwing. Also got a brief view of a Stoat that came into the Kingfisher Hide to try raid the bin. Something I couldn't identify was in the field opposite the entrance, It was about...
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    Preston Peregrines

    Not seen them about, but I have seen an increase in Pigeon bones and feathers round the Pitt Street railway sidings. May just be coincidence tho.
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    Martin Mere, Mere Sands and around the area

    Managed a few hours at Mere Sands on Thursday... http://youtu.be/l2rzy_EcSNk http://youtu.be/gea3c_VVfjA http://youtu.be/6UVh6YEiow0
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    Martin Mere, Mere Sands and around the area

    Going to go try find the bitterns tomorrow, will post any pics I get.
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    starlings

    I spend a fair amount of time at the station on Talbot road and I see thousands of them every morning flying over, heading towards the moss at poulton.
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    Waxwings- Autumn 2011

    Thanks Tony, I've added the report to the map. Please everyone don't hesitate to add other reports you come across.... i'm looking into how to add links and photo's aswell... I'm not sure if the waxwing icon will show up for other people adding reports so the link to the icon is here...
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    Waxwings- Autumn 2011

    I have set up a Google Map for recording where Waxwings are in Lancashire as I missed them last year, but it could be used for the whole UK if anyone wants to add any sighting they come across. Does anyone have a suitable icon...
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    Bird videos, mine and yours

    A few of my tests using my new Canon HF M306 at Mere Sands Nature Reserve. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYo2EEwYjH8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cu6jMGs80U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww7WOyJS5n0
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    Flickr, Picasa and others?

    Dropbox gives you 2gb and a basic gallery
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    Attachment options

    Might not be too bad without the scope for the moment.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-lrmuIRow
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    Attachment options

    After some experimenting, it seems I have to use an eyepiece in order to get any kind of image. I only have one eyepiece at the moment, the one that came with the scope, a 28mm. Holding the camcorder to the eyepiece showed severe vignetting, but removing the rubber eyepiece ring meant I could...
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    Attachment options

    After getting some pretty good results with my Skywatcher ED80 "Astro scope" + DSLR I want to try some Videoscoping with a similar setup, so with a recent windfall I've purchased a Canon HFM306 camcorder and wondered about attachment options. Do I HAVE to use the afocal method or can I just get...
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    Martin Mere, Mere Sands and around the area

    The Kingfishers are back at Mere Sands!!!! Spent the day there today, most of the day at the Rufford hide, but it very quiet, so decided to move back to the visitors centre to have my sarnies and a cuppa, but on getting to the Lancaster Hide we found a pair of Kingfishers sitting on the posts...
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    Bird sound recording during night-time

    Your question might be better asked in the Bird Sounds Recording Eqpt & Discussion sub-forum as that's where the specific expertise would be. Maybe a mod can move it there?
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    Software for sending out Newsletters

    Maybe look at a free Listserv service or maybe something like Yahoo Groups? that way you only have to send out 1 email with an attachment and it gets delivered to every subscribed user.
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    iPad capability help

    Not easy exactly, but possible.. unlike Android devices, the iPad doesn't expose it's storage like an external drive when plugged into a PC/Mac Always get the biggest capacity you can afford as you can't expand the storage like you can on most Android devices. Not sure on this one.. again...
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    Sparrowhawk (warning dead prey)

    This young Sparrow hawk took a starling from my feeder and spent the next hour devouring it on the ground. It was very tame and let me get to around 3 ft from it.
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