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  1. J

    Dawn Chorus Tyke Meet 2014

    Yes.. you're right ....just testing....;) Serves me right for being a smart a**e......:-O It's me age......:eek!:
  2. J

    Springwatch 2014

    What did anyone make of the shots of how the team precede the show finding nests....? I thought it was a shocker really, walking down the paths and swatting bushes with sticks etc until a bird flew out and then probing for the nest.... we never did that in my day when we went nesting...! We...
  3. J

    Dawn Chorus Tyke Meet 2014

    A very good report for a bystander to read ... ................hope not to be an interference officer but... on a point of information...;) The Viaduct is actually an Aquaduct (a part of the old water transfer from Grimwith Res.) :brains:.... ............ and River banks are usually described...
  4. J

    Is Somerset birding extinct?

    Oo eck...! Ayup from a Yorkie.... ...................... I was hoping to ask about birding areas around Bath, we're gonna be there next week, but it looks as though this is a dead thread........................??
  5. J

    Yorkshire Birding

    Current ownership issues to one side, it's not surprising the RSPB didn't want the full ownership of this site. The 3 Public footpaths running through the site and the use of the land by the general public for so long, while waiting for things to happen, has created an enormous problem. How...
  6. J

    Yorkshire Birding

    Phew...... glad I only asked what the initials NW stood for...;) But thanks anyway for a well informed reply...from someone, who, at least, seems to know what he's talking about :t: Cheers Jay
  7. J

    Yorkshire Birding

    Excuse being a thicko (?) but NW Redpoll....? :eek!: I've tried looking in my Collins but........... Sorry but is it too much to ask to put full names...? :t: Cheers Jay
  8. J

    where to see Red Grouse

    Whatever you do ...don't go near this area ( Grinton Moor ) first weekend in July.... unless you are a keen cyclist/ T de F fan....:eek!: Jay
  9. J

    Yorkshire Birding

    With Rusty coloured plumage and pointed black tipped wings, I think you're right first time with Kestrel Zing..... Cheers Jay
  10. J

    Jail for killers of birds of prey

    Oops Oh dear...in judgement of others......:eek!: :t:
  11. J

    Yorkshire Birding

    Sorry for bad taste shown in my reply to Ken....:t: I've deleted the post.... Jay
  12. J

    worthy petition?

    Self-styled 'hardcore huntress' sparks outrage after posting picture of herself with male lion she shot dead on Twitter as thousands sign petition to ban her from South Africa Ooo eck !... I heard Twitter was bad but......... :-O
  13. J

    Identify Bird Based On Call - Osaka/Kyoto, Japan

    So this is where we go to see Pigs fly......;) Jay :t:
  14. J

    My home-made binocular harness (attached pictures)..

    Last Word Remember I'm only offering what I understood JZMTL to mean in suggesting you criss cross the strings to reduce stress on the leather piece... So here's a rough sketch of how I suggested you thread the strings... and NO that is not exactly what you did...:eek!: By the way you can fit...
  15. J

    My home-made binocular harness (attached pictures)..

    I think he means...looking at your 3rd pic.... threading the strings through the leather piece to run from left shoulder to right armpit and right shoulder to left armpit...just try it out...:t: Jay PS.... anyway.....don't you think it's a bit like fitting a Rolls with cheapo wheel trims...
  16. J

    NE Birders in their 20's.

    " I'm 26 by the way, I've had this problem for as long as I've been birding." No you haven't ................ unless you only started this year ....... ;) Jayel
  17. J

    Hello

    I've done that................:t:. A big thanks to all .... As you probably guessed I'm new to computers and stuff but I'm not new to birds and nature. I've watched on here for a while without signing up and I'm well impressed with how friendly everyone is and how much info is given so...
  18. J

    Hello

    Hia from West Yorks..... Can anybody tell me why a reply to a Private message I sent from here can appear in my email inbox.....? I'm running with W8 and my email is with Gmail.. is there something I've set up wrongly... or is this what happens....doesn't seem very private if it is...
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