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Sandwell Valley (2 Viewers)
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richarddavis30
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Amazing counts of snipe and jack snipe. Nice one Pete H.
yamyam
Well-known member
The last time we had a count of over one Hundred Snipe was back in March 1991 when One Hundred and Twenty birds where counted.
Good Birding YAMYAM
yamyam
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Just over the half way mark for the month and the year list is on 74, of the eight potential additions I predicted we have added three, Peregrine, Jack Snipe and Skylark. With fourteen days left in January we still have a chance of adding a few more to the year list.
still in with a chance before the end of the month:-
Pheasant
Woodcock
Mediterranean Gull
Tawny Owl
Linnet
Good Birding YAMYAM
still in with a chance before the end of the month:-
Pheasant
Woodcock
Mediterranean Gull
Tawny Owl
Linnet
Good Birding YAMYAM
baggie_dave
Something Witty
Pushed the pram around for 90 minutes this morning, Forge Mill Lake only. Pintail was in front of the hide but to be honest not a lot else beyond the usual. Looked like good numbers of Lapwing, probably 60+, with Several Snipe around too (may have been Jack Snipe around too but with my levels of identification skills i wouldn't be able to say!) I had some Reed Buntings here a couple of weeks ago but no sign of them today. The marsh was frozen over and half the lake but was thawing quickly by the time i left at 11:15.
I was going to look at the feeders but not sure where they are viewable from due to the building works.
Cheers:t:
Dave
I was going to look at the feeders but not sure where they are viewable from due to the building works.
Cheers:t:
Dave
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baggie_dave
Something Witty
No i'm afraid not. I really only tend to go about 7-8 times a year but don't keep a list. Once i move from my current house i probably won't visit as often either but will give updates if ever i go.
Regards
yamyam
Well-known member
Thanks Dave any news from your visits regardless of frequency would be very welcome :t:
Good Birding YAMYAM
yamyam
Well-known member
yamyam
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Hi all I have started to use my Optolyth 30x75 Scope, which I purchased several years ago off E-Bay. In the past this was the first scope I purchased, John Forty and Bob Normand swore by them and I saved hard and purchased one back in 1980 it was fantastic but alas I lost the original scope in a Car crash many moons ago while chasing a White Billed Diver up North. My old Bushnell has served me well over the last twenty odd years but its starting to get a little tired now so I have dug out the Optolyth, the point to all this is does any body no if that do a case cover for this style of Scope being a draw tube I don’t want it getting water in side. In the good old days it would have been a carrier bag of a pop bottle with the ends cut off.
Good Birding YAMYAM
Good Birding YAMYAM
rollingthunder
Well-known member
I don't recall ever seeing a dedicated case for those and they certainly were popular on the Scillies in the 80's - collapsed they looked like a huge food flask and at 75mm objective lens it was leading the field at the time.....
You might have to scratch-build one but do it tastefully
Laurie:t:
You might have to scratch-build one but do it tastefully
Laurie:t:
yamyam
Well-known member
I don't recall ever seeing a dedicated case for those and they certainly were popular on the Scillies in the 80's - collapsed they looked like a huge food flask and at 75mm objective lens it was leading the field at the time.....
You might have to scratch-build one but do it tastefully
Laurie:t:
Cheers Laurie I will get the better half to knock one together out of Denim
Good Birding YAMYAM
