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    Favourite Book About Birds/Birding?

    I referenced ‘A Bird in the Bush’ in my own book ‘Bird Therapy’ and rate it incredibly highly.
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    Bird Therapy

    Published back on June 13th, some of you may be interested in my book ‘Bird Therapy.’ It’s a multi-faceted book - the crux of which is my memoir, detailing my battles with poor mental health and how I rediscovered a childhood interest in birds and took up birdwatching as a hobby. It begins in a...
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    Winterwatch 2019

    Glad you enjoyed the Bird Therapy piece. I’m so proud of how it came out in the end and it seems to have reached out and resonated with lots of people. Credit to the BBC for airing it to be fair.
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    book recommendations: migration + song

    As above, I’d recommend Time to Fly. It was the first book I read about bird migration and taught me a lot.
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    Spectator article about twitchers and photographers

    I’m not an ex-twitcher who gave up my hobby after seeing the downside of mass-viewings. It’s a generalised misrepresentation. I only twitched local birds, with a friend, at weekends. I still birdwatch (where possible due to life constraints) at a patch and occasionally the coast - so I certainly...
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    Norfolk birding

    Which pool? I drive the length of it a fair bit and have been looking out for them to no avail .
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    Norfolk birding

    Article in the EDP today on my Bird Therapy project (therapeutic benefits of birdwatching) - might be of interest to some on here; http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/bird-therapy-event-at-cley-explores-the-power-of-wild-places-to-help-wellbeing-1-5190728
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    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Purple Hairstreak out at Sparham Pools on Saturday with 2 seen around the car park and the glade area. Foxley magic today; SWF, White Admiral, Red Admiral, Comma, L and S Skipper, L and S White, Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Small Tort all seen. Also had an unprecedented 5 species in...
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    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    Alderford Common White Admiral at Alderford Common today on the woodland side, apparently up to 4 have been seen there. Lots of Small Heaths at Norwich Airport yesterday too.
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    Norfolk Butterflies and Moths

    A couple of Green Hairstreak at Sparham Pools today along with 7 other species; L. White, S. White, GV White, Orange-tip, Peacock, Holly Blue and Speckled Wood.
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    Scope advice

    I've been using a secondhand KowaSN-2 for a while now, it does the job but long-term it isn't ideal. I've recently bought a house and all my funds have been eaten away by that, however, the time is coming for me to invest in something. I need an 'all-round' scope, something that I can use for...
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    Book project on the therapeutic benefits of birding for mental health

    Hi I am looking for any birders who have used or use birding for therapeutic purposes in helping to alleviate the symptoms of mental health conditions. I have a survey,which is anonymous and can be found via the link below and I'm also looking for those who are willing to share more detail...
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    Help for next week - Sproughton

    Hi all I'm doing some training near Sproughton on Hadleigh Road next week and I was wondering if anybody knows any close by places I could pop after for a quick spot of birding? I've looked on google maps and there does appear to be some small lakes almost behind the venue. I also wondered if...
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    Norfolk birding

    Raptor persecution debate Ticket for sale Hi all I have a ticket for tonights 'tooth and claw' raptor persecution debate at Norwich cathedral. Unfortuately I cannot attend so I'm looking to sell the ticket for face value - £10.00 if anybody is interested? I live in North Norwich and I'm happy...
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    Help required please for a project on the therapeutic benefits of birding

    Hi all I am underway in writing towards a book entitled 'bird therapy' about the therapeutic value of bird watching. I have made a wordpress page with a link on it to an online survey that I've made. The wordpress page can be found here; https://birdtherapy.wordpress.com/ I would be really...
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    Help required for project - birding, mental health and wellbeing

    Hi all Thanks for all the positive replies. It's amazing how much birding brings people together. I love it! Would any of you be willing to take part in a survey I have put together on the topic to help with my book research? I haven't had that many replies and it would be really helpful as...
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    Help required for project - birding, mental health and wellbeing

    Hi all I'm putting together a plan for the drafting of a book entitled 'bird therapy' about my positive experiences with birding and my mental health. It's something I have wanted to do for the past year or so and I feel with the turn of the year, there's no better time to actually get going...
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    Norwich Birding

    Will, can you advise on any other places in Norwich to keep eyes open for waxwing?
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    Lynford Arboretum Guidance

    Hi all As I learn more about birding and visit some different sites, I'm drawn towards Lynford Arboretum. Im likely to visit on my own so hope to get a good idea of what for and whereabouts I'm looking! I would also like to find out about the best times of the year (and day) to visit and what...
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    Norwich Birding

    Cormorant following the Wensum by the station around 13:00 today
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    Quiet sites for waders

    hi Jim, what could I expect to see at Hardley Flood if I was to pop down there tomorrow? Is there any parking adjacent to it? I will be taking my Grandad and he's not as nimble as he used to be, last time I walked about a mile from a church before I got there. Regarding Cley. I was surprised...
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    Quiet sites for waders

    Google maps it is then :-)
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    Quiet sites for waders

    I've had a good look at Stiffkey Fen online and in Neil Glenn's book, it looks like a really good site!!!
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    Quiet sites for waders

    It's Cley that has put me off the 'busier' places... Nobody had time to help a young, novice birdwatcher with just some binoculars and a couple of books... Or so it seemed. I've walked around Hardley Flood before, solely for a walk and looking back, it had a lot of potential for this time of...
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    Quiet sites for waders

    Hi all I'm looking for somewhere quiet to watch waders and practice my ID's. So far the kind of places I've been to that I like are Buckenham Marshes and Cantley Beet Factory. I was wondering if anybody had any other suggestions? Joe
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