GaseousClay
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Thanks Kf-K. :t:
must admit did discount the Linnet due to the lack of red on the forehead, it's gonna be a long rocky road for me and this birdwatching malarkey :-O
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Thanks Kf-K. :t:
must admit did discount the Linnet due to the lack of red on the forehead, it's gonna be a long rocky road for me and this birdwatching malarkey :-O
Skeleton man
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I thought the same when I started in Feb but the guys on here and at UW are really helpful so you'll soon get the hang of it. Enjoy.
Cheers
Rich
Brian Stretch
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It is a juvenile Chiffchaff. Note the dark legs and scruffy plumage. Juvenile Willow Warblers generally appear neater and yellower on the underparts.
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J_Caswell
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Thank you Brian :t:
Sy V
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Yep agreed, juvenile Chiffchaff, John.
And the pictures are quality too mate - that 300mm lens is a belter.
Sy
I have a new toy to introduce to you...
Willow Tit
Willow Tit was at the Moors today - saw it at 12.50 in the bushes along the footpath behind the concrete hide and then he was around for a good couple of hours at the feeding table at the concrete hide. Then I popped into the new hide and he appeared on the feeder there. I left around 3ish and he was still about then.
Have to say a big thank you to all the workparties that have cleared in front of the two hides - makes it a pleasure to look out of the hides now and also to whoever cleared a really good pathway through and along the Salwarpe.
Thank you very much - it really is appreciated! :t::t:
Lou
Willow Tit was at the Moors today - saw it at 12.50 in the bushes along the footpath behind the concrete hide and then he was around for a good couple of hours at the feeding table at the concrete hide. Then I popped into the new hide and he appeared on the feeder there. I left around 3ish and he was still about then.
Have to say a big thank you to all the workparties that have cleared in front of the two hides - makes it a pleasure to look out of the hides now and also to whoever cleared a really good pathway through and along the Salwarpe.
Thank you very much - it really is appreciated! :t::t:
Lou
J_Caswell
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Ill second that,both hide outlooks much improved ,Thank you
bob's_retired
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Sy V
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I did the early shift at the Moors this morning entirely from the East hide as I was trying out some new photographic equipment and I wanted the sun at my back to make things as simple as possible.
I got there at 0655 and eventually handed over the watch to Rob at between 1130 and 1145.
While my photos are transferring from the CF card to the PC, I'll give a quick précis of species noted (excluding the more common-or-garden passerines and ever-present waterfowl and gulls):
2xPochard
Wigeon heard but not visually connected
25x(max count) Greylag
49xTeal
5xLittle Grebe
17xShoveler
6xGCG
2xKingfisher
4xGrey Heron
2xLBBG (1 Juv)
12xHouse martin (max count)
2xSwallow
1xLittle Egret
27xLapwing
2xSnipe
This transfer of imagery is going to take time as I've taken far more shots than I normally do (641 to be exact), I may get dragged (kicking and screaming, obviously) to the local before they're all on the PC, so I may have to post resultant imagery tomorrow morning.
While I'm waiting, I'll explain the new equipment. I'm still using the old and trusted Canon 7D but attached to that I have a 1.4x converter and a 600mm Astro Telescope (used as a prime lens). There's a whole section of the Forum dedicated to the subject here (but it's still not a commonly used method - probably because it necessitates manual focus and it's quite a lot to carry about: http://www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=657
If anyone's interested, the actual equipment I'm now using is this, that I bought this week, from Roy C, a Forum stalwart: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=265023. This obviously needs a sturdy tripod and head. Also, I'm glad I chose to take my wireless remote shutter release with me too as the whole set-up is susceptible to vibration due to hand contact with the camera or tripod, and movement on the hides' wooden floors.
Once I have some pictures to upload I'll whack 'em up...
I got there at 0655 and eventually handed over the watch to Rob at between 1130 and 1145.
While my photos are transferring from the CF card to the PC, I'll give a quick précis of species noted (excluding the more common-or-garden passerines and ever-present waterfowl and gulls):
2xPochard
Wigeon heard but not visually connected
25x(max count) Greylag
49xTeal
5xLittle Grebe
17xShoveler
6xGCG
2xKingfisher
4xGrey Heron
2xLBBG (1 Juv)
12xHouse martin (max count)
2xSwallow
1xLittle Egret
27xLapwing
2xSnipe
This transfer of imagery is going to take time as I've taken far more shots than I normally do (641 to be exact), I may get dragged (kicking and screaming, obviously) to the local before they're all on the PC, so I may have to post resultant imagery tomorrow morning.
While I'm waiting, I'll explain the new equipment. I'm still using the old and trusted Canon 7D but attached to that I have a 1.4x converter and a 600mm Astro Telescope (used as a prime lens). There's a whole section of the Forum dedicated to the subject here (but it's still not a commonly used method - probably because it necessitates manual focus and it's quite a lot to carry about: http://www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=657
If anyone's interested, the actual equipment I'm now using is this, that I bought this week, from Roy C, a Forum stalwart: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=265023. This obviously needs a sturdy tripod and head. Also, I'm glad I chose to take my wireless remote shutter release with me too as the whole set-up is susceptible to vibration due to hand contact with the camera or tripod, and movement on the hides' wooden floors.
Once I have some pictures to upload I'll whack 'em up...
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forgetfulelephant
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I should send it back for a refund they're all blurry! 8-P Seriously, stonking images. You've got to grips with that alright & I'm looking forward to the rest! Superb stuff.:t:
Rob
CaveLight
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Well done, some cracking, sharp images. I particularly like the Stock Dove composition, a much under-rated bird.
Janner Falcon!
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Since the man and boy we met at the sailing pool at 10:20 had already seen a Willow Tit at a Moors feeding station that morning (having come straight from there) and since we had observed one at the Cuckoo Hide from 08:00 to 10:15 it suggests that there are two birds. It was sufficiently frequently in our view for it not to have flown from one site to the other.
Margaret
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