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Recent content by allnmark

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    Chukar Partridge help needed

    You need to get these birds to a vet as soon as possible
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    Juvenile what?

    Yes juv robin
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    digiscoping with an Acuter 70mm digital imaging scope

    I've not come across this scope, but from a google search I've had a look at one. My biggest concern would be the size of the eyepiece, I'd be a little concerned that unless the light is perfect, you would struggle to get enough light through. I've seen second hand sigma 500mm's go on ebay for...
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    Young Birder

    Birders and families at Slimbridge tend to meet in a state of harmony; - most day trippers tend not to arrive until mid morning, with many of the serious birders tending to do the early shift. - when the families do arrive, many simply walk around the inner paths and are happy to feed the...
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    Birders' "Desert Island Discs"

    Hmmm, Im gonna be thirsty - better start training a passing migrant to fetch!
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    Birders' "Desert Island Discs"

    1,2,3) Yep - the scope, bins and tripod 4,5,6) pack of notebooks, pencils and waterproof storage box (paranoid about my records) 7) hacksaw to turn the hut into a hide :o) 8, 9) hammer & nails to turn the bits I cut from the hut into a bird table 10) Corkscrew - Keith is bound to trade some of...
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    Avocets: Born Survivors on BBC2

    Fantastic little programme The BBC has had several of these 10 minute nature bits... I remember one on Skomer, can't remember if it was the rabbit, vole or shearwater though!:-C
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    Motion Picture download problem from SD card

    Sorry, a really patronising answer, but you may be missing a driver or codec file. If your camera came with an instalation CD, try reinstalling this. If you haven't the CD, try the Panasonic Web site for drivers, downloads. Good Luck Mark www.allnmark.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
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    Nature's Top 40

    the programme's web page is set up for the i-player links; http://www.bbc.co.uk/naturestop40/ Episode 1: toads/wood ants/glow worms and foxes
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    Aldi ,Scope

    Got the scope this morning - went birding with my daughter this afternoon. Me with my Hawke, her with her Aldi ;o) -one happy father, (she wasnt breathing in my ear every time I looked into the scope) -one happy daughter (which for a 13 year old is a rarity) even used tried my SLR adapter...
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    Devon Seawatch - Help?

    Thank you both, we will have a run around and try your recomendations, I'll post when we get back and let you know how we get on
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    Devon Seawatch - Help?

    Hi I'm heading to the Exe estuary for the weekend - Dawlish to Topsham look great for Saturday, but Sunday - heavy rain and 38mph on shore winds?.......the river Exe birdcruise looks a little questionable! OK - Seawatch then, but with a 10 year old son in tow I need to park sea facing or sit...
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    Uknown Duck - Ogmore-by-sea, Bridgend, South Wales

    Sorry only more of the same :(
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    Uknown Duck - Ogmore-by-sea, Bridgend, South Wales

    Another weekend another challenge!! The attached duck was floating on the Ogmore-by-sea estuary on Saturday afternoon.... obviously just to frustrate my weekend away. It was amongst but keeping sepearte to a flock of shelduk. Any ideas gratefully received....
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    Mull Expedition August 2007

    Sorry it's Mull - but we are going for a week in August and we are going on an Expedition...... but which one? We've read a number of reports but who would you recomend? :scribe:
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