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    Tawny Pipit (movie)

    This lovely little 1944 film is finally available on DVD ;) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tawny-Pipit-DVD-Bernard-Miles/dp/B004UR2A5M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311013706&sr=8-1 Darrell
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    Cornish Wildlife Art Exhibition

    In celebration of 80th Anniversary of the Cornwall Bird-Watching and Preservation Society a wildlife art exhibition "Visions of Nature" has been arranged at Mount Edgecumbe from 24th July - 6th August. Details can be found here: http://www.cbwps.org.uk/Visions%20of%20Nature.htm click on the...
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    Twite in Cornwall

    I have just seen the record on Birdguides of 40 Twite at Portscatho. Does anyone have any more information on these Birds? Some info on the R-L Buzzard would be appreciated too! Darrell
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    Spot the mistake

    A local museum service has produced a leaflet with the aim of explaining taxonomy to the public, and on the whole they have done a very good job until they got to this part: (spelling deliberate) "Whoever first scientifically describes a new plant or animal gets to name it. Ceti's Warbler (a...
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    Tawny Shears?

    Apologies for the poor image. I've have three of these over the last few nights and originally I thought they might be The Lychnis, which should just about be emerging. Something wasn't quite right and I now suspect that they are Tawny Shears because of the arrow shaped marks on the wing. The...
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    Bargain 2GB SD Card

    I've just bought one of these cards from Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000H627ZI/026-9501443-4375604?%5Fencoding=UTF8 It is an absolute steal and I only paid £17.99 though I see the price has gone up. What is not apparant is how quick the card is - 160x read and 133x write...
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    Another puzzling Pipit

    I don't need an ID, but how many pipits have you seen like this? This Rock Pipit has been hanging around Hannafore most of the winter but I have only just managed to get a photo of it that does it justice. has anyone any idea what race of Rock Pipit is this brown with such well defined...
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    Falcon

    All thoughts and opinions welcome Darrell
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    At Last!!!! - long predicted new bird

    One of the big gaps on the Caradon area of Cornwall list is Buff-breasted Sandpiper. This has always been a source of amazement to us local birders as they turn up annually just over the border in North Cornwall at Davidstow airfield. All that changed yesterday when 4 turned up together at...
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    Seawatching 25th August

    So how did everyone get on today? I was at Pendeen from 7.30am - 2.00pm Species.................My totals......................Totals Seen Cory's Shear.................0...............................15 Great Shear..................2................................4 Sooty...
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    Fantastic Identificaton photo

    Has anyone seen this photo of White-billed and Great Northern Divers on Surfbirds (Yellow-billed & Common Loon)? http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.cgi?gallery=gallery9 It's as good as you'll get in showing the different bill size & shape. (It's also quite funny) Darrell
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    Book Challenge

    The staff in the reference library at work have asked me to go through the section on birds and weed out anything that was old, out of date etc. I also have to replace what I've taken off with newer books. I've got a good idea of what I'm going to get but I thought it might be fun to throw...
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    More Connection Problems

    Just wondering if anyone can help with my connection problems. I got home from holiday last week to find that the ADSL light on my broadband modem was red, meaning no connection. I phoned the Wanadoo helpline and they told me I needed to download a patch as there were issues with the modem and...
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    Birding and the Cold War

    Saw this on the BBC today http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4596861.stm I wonder what the Russians made of some of the conversations? Darrell
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    ID challenge

    For those who do ducks this should be straightforward!!! It could be common - or it could be rare. It was photographed in the UK yesterday. Darrell
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    Kyocera Adapter

    Just looking for some advice really. I have been using a handheld Sl300 for a while with hit & miss results so I thought it was about time I attacted it to my Leica APO 77 with 32w lens. As there is no thread, an adapter is needed. I have read on here that Kyocera themselves produce a plastic...
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    Very Strange

    Having dipped on the Blyth's Pipit yesterday, myself and two friends decided to stop off at Drift to see if we could see the Ring-necked duck that had been reported there for the past few days. It was raining when we arrived so we sat in the car and went through the Aythia flock that was...
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    Shrike Identification

    A friend of mine sent me this photo taken on Lesvos in early August 04 All opinions welcome Darrell
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    Here we go Again!!!

    From Rare Bird Alert Devon - Curlew sp. (showing some characteristics of Slender-billed) Barnstaple on River Taw c100 yds west of Bridge 3.28pm at least Lots more lovely Curlew photos to come perchance? Darrell
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    At Last!!!

    Driving back from Looe today (yes I went to see the Pipit again!!!) I decided to stop by Seaton beach to see what was on the beach and on the grassy patch by the car-park. I always check this grassy bit, because back in the mists of time (1993) a Red-necked Phalarope spent a few days on a small...
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    Best Equipped Bird

    We know that birds have evolved with some pretty specialised characteristics. Swifts and Hummingbirds for instance are superbly designed for the niche they fill. What you you think are the best (and worst!) evolved birds? To start the ball rolling I'll put in my vote for Gulls. They are...
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    Find Dilemma

    Those of you who keep pagers or look at rare bird news in the UK will have seen that there has been a spate of American waders at Davidstow airfield in Cornwall. I decided to go up there after work yesterday to see the two Buff-breasted Sandpipers and the Baird's Sandpiper that wee on the...
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    Common Sandpiper??

    Anyone else think that this is actually a Temmink's Stint? http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.cgi?gallery=gallery21 Darrell
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    Scillonian Pelagic - Latest

    Latest weather forecast for Sunday: Rain Light SE winds Max temp 18 degrees visibility poor Sounds like a normal Scillonian trip to me ;) Darrell
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    Birding Events in Cornwall

    If anyone is planning to be in Cornwall this weekend or the first weekend in August, you may be interested in this. The RSPB, Cornwall Bird-watching and Preservation Society, Cornwall Wildlife Trust, National Trust, and English Nature have got together to provide FREE excursions to see all the...
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