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Recent content by JDatchens

  1. J

    Should professional bird tour guides use long-lens cameras?

    Knit one yourself! ;)o:D
  2. J

    Bird hides

    For perfection in big opening windows, visit the lower level of the new Estuary Tower hide at Slimbridge WWT. :king: For even better views, go up to the open-topped roof level!
  3. J

    Bird in Vietnam with no feathers on neck

    To my eyes the bird is missing ALL its feathers! ;)
  4. J

    Clee hill, Shropshire, UK - golden plovers?

    Flocks can be found wintering a couple of counties further south in Gloucestershire, both at Slimbridge WWT and in the Cotswolds. :)
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    Wearing glasses/spectacles whilst birding

    I used to wear contact lenses, then 40 came along and I needed reading glasses, followed by a trial of multi/vari-focal contacts which I had to remove within a very short space of time as both close and distant vision was considerably compromised and the world seemed no longer in sharp focus. I...
  6. J

    [Ireland] Juvenile yellow wagtail?

    It's in Ireland - it's Riverdancing! o:)
  7. J

    RSPB's Robin Christmas Jumper

    100% acrylic. Not very environmentally friendly... :-C Shame on the RSPB! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50682657
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    Gull takes pet Chihuahua

    There was a report recently (I think on Twitter) about yobs chucking food in the road for gulls and then running them over in cars. :C Apparently the Police weren't taking any action... maybe *sarcasm alert* the cars weren't speeding? Here we go - a BBC report from Taunton, which was the one I...
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    Inner Farn Trip...... Ethical?

    I beg to disagree. Landing on the islands (weather and sea-state permitting) is ONLY for a limited time and restricted to either the morning or afternoon, I think during the main breeding season it is for 2-3 hours maximum? Supervision seems fairly strict: areas are roped off, wardens are...
  10. J

    Extinct bird re-evolves (apparently)

    Swallows.....;)
  11. J

    Seagull Rant...

    Looking at the rings on that, someone is probably wondering why it never made it back to their loft! ;)
  12. J

    Seagull Rant...

    No! ;)
  13. J

    Seagull Rant...

    They are not "seagulls". They will be Herring Gulls, Lesser Black-backs..... identifiable species. Calling them "Seagulls" is one of my pet bird peeves. Another is people. If people didn't eat in the street and randomly throw their waste and rubbish on the ground then these birds would...
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    Small bird in Gloucestershire UK

    There has been a Black Redstart (singing!) reported on Cleeve Hill yesterday and today.... just to chuck a possible spanner in the proverbials! https://theglosterbirder.co.uk/ May be pics from today on the web page later? (Saw one or two on Twitter earlier.)
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    Sale of Mist Nets in the UK

    2634 now.... c'mon folks, get signing! It takes less than a minute including receiving and clicking on the confirmation e-mail. I had no idea that anyone could buy these things so cheaply - it's disgraceful. :-C:C I am going to share the link on my FB page just in case any of my friends there...
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