• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Search results

thxpress_search_the_forum Search Opus
  1. Karl J

    id'ing Curlew v Whibrel in-flight (UK)

    Are there any easily identifiable features of Curlew v Whimbrel in-flight ? The reason i ask is that my train journey to work goes past Breydon Water where i like to look out of the window, as you do, where both these sp. are often seen. Now, it's reasonably ok-ish when they're side by side, but...
  2. Karl J

    Brazil's dead penguin mystery

    Environmental police are investigating the deaths of at least 180 oil-soaked penguins which have been washed ashore in southern Brazil in the past week. LINK Here
  3. Karl J

    Late nesting Swifts

    Second year running this has happened. All the books i've read suggest maybe it doesn't happen, but here goes... For several years we had Swifts nesting under the eaves / loft space of a couple houses along our road, until the home improvements started and all the little holes got plugged up...
  4. Karl J

    Good News for east Norfolk

    Apparently the new North Sea extension is "about as likely as Oldham Athletic winning the European Cup". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/7493887.stm :t:
  5. Karl J

    Broadband download monitor ?

    My ISP (BT) imposes a 5GB / month download limit, unfortunately they offer me no way to track my usage during the month (which seems a rather sharp practice to me), something i liken to riding down a dead-end tunnel with no lights on. And when i typed "broadband download monitor" into google...
  6. Karl J

    Green travel encouraged by ONE (train company)

    Good to see the train operator ONE removing the charge for bicycles carried on their trains from Jan 2nd, to encourage 'green' travel. For anyone not familiar with their routes, this company runs trains to Darsham (6 miles from Minsmere), Sheringham (about 8 miles from Cley) and through the...
  7. Karl J

    owls & headlights

    Barn Owls in particular. this may seem a bit of a dumb post really but its had me thinking and i really don't know where else to ask riding my bike along one of my local country lanes on the way home from work i have recently begun coming across the local Barn Owls, which i have no doubt are...
  8. Karl J

    Road & Rail closures to east Norfolk coast / broadland

    For anyone planning a visit to Strumpshaw / Buckenham / Cantley etc, Gt Yarmouth / Breydon Water / Berney Marshes, Lowestoft / Suffolk coastal areas, or anywhere else nearby in the next few weeks this might be relevant (not the Minsmere area though) The A47 Acle Straight (between Acle & Gt...
  9. Karl J

    Stubb Mill watchpoint improvement

    Went round to Stubb mill this afternoon and found this I thought it interesting, especially following from some of the comments last year re. excess noise at the site of the harrier / crane roost and the possible wariness of the Cranes to such noise. I guess it suggests the NWT don't believe...
  10. Karl J

    Why Don't More Birders Cycle ?

    Been thinking of posting this for a while now but finally done it today after seeing, for the first time this year, another cycling birder. I've often wondered, something i'm prone to be doing while pedalling along, how is it that the vast majority of birders i see are sitting in or arriving...
  11. Karl J

    Wiggle.co.uk

    Dunno if anyone else uses them but i see they've got a pretty big 'Hike' section now, with some good outdoor gear - clothes, tents, walking boots, gps etc. Heaps of stuff, and free delivery ok so its an online retailer so there's no 'try before you buy' but if you know what you want... (i've...
  12. Karl J

    insect id (found in packet of watercress)

    out of interest does anyone know what this is ? About 1 cm long. looked around a bit and the best i can come up with is probably some sort of plant-bug The pack was marked Origin UK so i guess its none too sinister.... And it was still alive so i guess that proves the stuff was fresh
  13. Karl J

    Sunday morning pootle up Horsey Road

    Best bits of my sunday morning potter up to Horsey corner this morning - several singing Sedge Warblers, couple of Chiffchaffs & Whitethroats, 1 Willow WArbler. 5 LApwing chasing around pee-witting at each other. 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 cracking male Marsh Harrier that came right across...
  14. Karl J

    Wallflowers on a church wall

    Spotted these today on Winterton church which I assume are some sort of Wallflower so probably common enough but i just thought they were interesting... Amazing how they can grow up there isn't it (bit of a smudgy lens problem in a couple of places tho')
  15. Karl J

    confusion species of (possible) Red-breasted Flycatcher

    Ok. Am fairly sure i saw a Red-breasted Flycatcher today. Near Hassingham in Norfolk, and thats between Cantley & Buckenham. Never seen one before. First alerted by the call and after 20 mins or so, with it calling quite regularly, i saw the upper half of the bird that i would say from Collins...
  16. Karl J

    The Norfolk countryside on a bicycle (abridged version)

    Well, i did try writing something a little more creative but couldn't get the wording right so i gave up on it, but had i persevered it would no doubt have included such descriptions as "zipping along on my bicycle", "country lanes, greenery, hedgerows & sunshine" and "birdsong" etc, and ended...
  17. Karl J

    swifts...

    ... arrived today. Lots of them. good, time for the shorts & sunglasses :cool: (east coast of Norfolk, btw)
  18. Karl J

    Kensington Gardens, London

    Having read of parakeets in another thread i took it upon myself, after some work related business, to ride over to Kensington Gardens / Hyde Park yesterday afternoon. And what a nice little spot it is too Saw several species, some common & some that i'd never have thought to be in central...
  19. Karl J

    Needingworth Quarry lakes, cambs

    just been looking up Birdguides - 24 Smew reported yesterday at this site Nice :t: (now off to look for one up hickling)
  20. Karl J

    Black Kites & eagles in N. Europe

    Slowly getting my act together with regard to holiday in May, favourites currently are Denmark & holland for which there seems to be loads of internet material but the possibility of Black Kites & eagles is one that'd be worth further thought though the little info i've found so far suggests...
  21. Karl J

    Norfolk Broads birding...

    With all the best intentions i thought it'd be good to have a 2006 local thread for this area, but 3 weeks into the year and i've only now got around to it. Anyhow this peaceful low-lying area of east Norfolk is, to quote directly from the broads authority homepage, "Britain's largest...
  22. Karl J

    UEA Broad

    Comes up on birdguides fairly often for various things .... Is there public access to the edge of the broad nowadays ? ... i know you used to be able to get down that wide field / meadow, but that was years ago and not sure about getting past the security post now...
  23. Karl J

    Not bad for half hour on the train...

    Can hardly call this a "birding day" but with no effort whatsoever out the window of the 8.20 (-ish !) from Yarmouth to Norwich this morning, going by way of Berney & Cantley etc 2 Short-eared Owls 2 Barn Owls 6 Marsh Harriers 1 Kestrel 3 Little Egreats c.100 White-fronted geese & nearby Bean...
  24. Karl J

    Waxwings along the cycle-path while looking for a wash machine

    Went out today to do the rounds of some local electrical retailers for a new washing machine only to find 17 Waxwings sat up a tree by the side of the cycle path at Gapton Hall in Gt Yarmouth. What a great sight, all chirrurring away as they do and dropping down in their 1's & 2's to feed on the...
  25. Karl J

    Milletts sale

    Found myself in Milletts today looking at their sale stuff Amongst other things they have Brasher Hillwalker socks - buy one (pair !), get one(pair !) free - which worked out about the same price as the Peter Storm stuff, not that theres anything wrong with Peter Storm gear either Just got to...
Back
Top