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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Recent content by Craig Thomas

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    GOA RFI -guides

    I'll also second Mark's comments about Lloyd. Very reliable, an excellent guide and a top bloke as well. Hope you have a great trip.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    None in Holmes Gut today, but present in Old Fall and South Landing at least.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Flamborough enough said? I presume you're meaning with regards the lack of news; well that might be the case with one or two individuals still birding here, but they are now very much in the minority. Today's news includes two or three of both Firecrest and Yellow-browed Warblers (Old Fall has...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    The minor roads that link Buckton to Grindale has held double figures of calling males over the last month. However, many suitable fields on the Wolds seem to hold birds this year, so you should stand a good chance.
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    Rare and Scarce in Yorkshire

    Hell. We're going to have to start tramping around early this 'autumn'! I was quite enjoying being plonked on the cliffs seawatching and musing that working the fields was still two weeks away.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Storm Petrel - More observers? I just thought I'd pick up on Lawts perception that the large numbers of Storm Petrels recorded in the North Sea might be down to more observers. In my opinion there are far, far fewer birders now working the Yorkshire coast (at least away from Spurn) than there...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Quail year Tried a few more roads in a relatively small area of the Wolds yesterday evening (Buckton-Rudston, Grindale) and so far 22 calling Quail. Most appear to be in barley fields, although I'm picking a fair few up in wheat fields as well. They appear to start calling in earnest from...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Yorkshire Quail Not that I always follow Ingsbirder's advice ;), but since the cricket was rained off, I was inspired to try and find some Quail on the Wolds inland of Flamborough. I drove on the minor road from Bempton village and ended up a mile west of Grindale - the result 12 calling...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Kirklevington To confirm, Kirklevington lies south of the River Tees and therefore is part of 'old' Yorkshire, so those Quail are tickable!
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Coasting eagle Sea Eagle flew north over Filey at 1430hrs and then, 30 minutes later, headed due north over Scarborough town centre (all told, four observers).
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    Waxwings in East Yorkshire?

    Hi Nick It might be difficult as virtually all have left coastal areas to aggregate in the conurbations of South/West Yorkshire. Over the last week there has just been a party of ten in the middle of Scarborough (but they haven't proved twitchable) and a fly-over at Flamborough and that's your...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Brown Shrike A first-winter found mid-afternoon and initially very mobile, but still present at dusk. Viewed from the edge of the stubble field on the cliff top path immediately west of the Golf Course. Initial discussions centred on the two rare species and unfortunately someone picked up...
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    New Zeiss Spotting Scopes

    With all respect to Garry, I also tested the new Zeiss scope with zoom lens at the Birdfair and thought the clarity was superb, even at high magnification. For information, I currently use the first generation Diascope 85 T*FL with a 20-60x zoom. A friend who travelled to the Birdfair with me...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Hatfield Moors Hi Joe The car park is accessed from a track leading directly off the A614. Head south through Hatfield Woodhouse and then c.1km past the prison turn left off the A614 onto a track (it is brown-signed). Follow this track for 800m and it leads directly to the 'Boston Park'...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Thorne Nightingales I think this should be titled ex-Thorne Nightingales. I can confirm that it doesn't look like there are any on site this year and, with a decrease at several traditional sites in Lincolnshire, the future looks bleak.
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