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    kb57 replied to the thread March for March 11,000 step birding.
    Day 14/31 Big Waters I had an afternoon free for reasons of Mother's Day, and decided to take myself off from my partner's place for a...
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    kb57 replied to the thread March for March 11,000 step birding.
    Day 13/31 Northumberland Other commitments intervened today, and I had a 100+ mile drive around Northumberland to perform a variety of...
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    kb57 replied to the thread Is the future of birding electric?.
    Agreed, parking more than one minute away is too much for some! Although I only need to leave it there 45 minutes; I just choose to...
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    kb57 replied to the thread March for March 11,000 step birding.
    Day 12/31: Big Waters Back to north Newcastle for this morning's walk, accompanied this time by my partner. She spotted a redwing on...
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    kb57 replied to the thread Is the future of birding electric?.
    I don't charge at home, I live in a terraced house and park on a patch of waste ground opposite. With my hybrid I used to run an...
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    kb57 reacted to ClarkWGriswold's post in the thread Is the future of birding electric? with Like Like.
    2017 CX-5 here. Great car, but have not had much chance to drive it because of lockdown. Did get me out of a muddy car park (easily)...
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    kb57 replied to the thread Is the future of birding electric?.
    I like Mazdas too, I'd concede they're overall a step up from a Hyundai, although I do love my Kona. My business partner has a CX-5 - a...
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    kb57 reacted to ClarkWGriswold's post in the thread Is the future of birding electric? with Like Like.
    Kia and Hyundai have stolen a march over other manufacturers KB. Great cars. I think the range extender MX-30 (when it’s released)...
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    kb57 replied to the thread Silent film of Minsmere 1955.
    I remember needing to get permits for Leighton Moss in the early 70s...I visited Minsmere for the first time on 31 July 1972 on an...
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    kb57 replied to the thread Is the future of birding electric?.
    Agree its a great looking car, but to me it is no use in practical terms, its a city car disguised as an SUV. When I get to 100 miles...
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    kb57 reacted to ClarkWGriswold's post in the thread Is the future of birding electric? with Like Like.
    They’ve tested the new MX-30 in this week’s Autocar. Great looking car in my opinion but a real world range of only 100 miles limits...
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    kb57 reacted to Andrea Collins's post in the thread Views from a train driving cab with Like Like.
    ^ Most of the birds I see do move away but tend to leave it very late to do so and they don't always fly. A flock of Pink-footed Geese...
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    kb57 replied to the thread Fishing ports.
    I think most birders would define 'sea-watching' as taking place from the sort of place connorco describes - a headland sticking out...
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    kb57 reacted to Tom Mc85's post in the thread Tom Mc85's 2021 Year List with Like Like.
    Came Woods 44. Coal Tit 45. Grey Partridge 46. Collared Dove Weymouth Harbour 47. Iceland Gull (lifer)
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    kb57 replied to the thread March for March 11,000 step birding.
    Day 11/31: Durham - Kepier Wood My lease car was booked in for a recall service at the local Hyundai garage today in the northern...
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