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  1. CornishExile

    2016 UK Orchids

    I've been waiting for the 2016 orchid season with keener than usual anticipation... and now it's nearly upon us, with photos of Early Purple Orchids emerging at the end of last week on the Channel Islands. Any day now for the mainland... Looking forward to seeing everyone's reports and photos...
  2. CornishExile

    Small White Orchid RFI

    Hi all, I'm trying to source a good Small White Orchid photo to accompany a piece I've written for a local magazine. They'll pay a small amount for an image - not enough to retire on, but enough to put a little petrol in the car! Unfortunately my deadline for copy etc is tomorrow morning - and...
  3. CornishExile

    Ridgway, April 2014 - RFI

    Hello all, I've been offered the use of a house in a wooded lot near Ridgway, Colorado for a week in April next year. It's an area of the US I am not familiar with as a British birder. So I was wondering... ...what sort of species of interest might I encounter in the area (or within, say, a...
  4. CornishExile

    Birds of Ecuador

    I'm off to Ecuador in early 2014, and it's about time I started to do my homework... Has anyone got an unwanted copy of Helm's field guide "The Birds of Ecuador" they'd be prepared to sell me? Please PM me if you can help. Many thanks, Jon
  5. CornishExile

    Common Blue in Shetland RFI

    A bit of a strange request this - am researching historic Common Blue occurrence in Shetland, and I'm trying to track down specimens people may have in their reference collections. If anyone does have a Common Blue taken in Shetland, could you please PM me? It doesn't matter whether it's late...
  6. CornishExile

    Long-finned Pilot Whales

    I had a brilliant start to my cetacean-watching year this weekend - a pod of 20+ Long-finned Pilot Whales in Lerwick Harbour last Saturday. I was on my way to pick up a group of wildlife tourists I was to lead around Shetland for the weekend when a text came through about possible Risso's...
  7. CornishExile

    Metz 15 MS-1 ringflash

    Anyone got / had any experience with the Metz 15 MS-1 ringflash? I'd welcome any feedback before I decide whether to take the plunge on the Canon, or save a few quid on the Metz. Thanks in advance, ce
  8. CornishExile

    Portuguese orchid sites - RFI

    Have already posted something in the Information Wanted subforum, but suspect that's mostly going to be seen by birdy types. And what I really want to see and photograph are the orchids, so here goes... ...am off to Portugal in early April this coming year for work, based in Evora. I'll have a...
  9. CornishExile

    Portugal sites -birds & orchids

    I've got a work trip coming up in April to Portugal - I'll spend a couple of days in Evora, and am planning to extend my visit by 2 or 3 days after that to head out and do a little natural history road trip, primarily birding and adding to my collection of European orchid photos. So, what I...
  10. CornishExile

    Good looking Thai bird

    I know there's nothing more galling than a straightforward "tell me what this bird is, please" question, but the attached is completely out of my comfort zone, so here goes... Taken by a non-birding friend last month in Thailand. It's a distinctive looking fella, so should be straightforward...
  11. CornishExile

    Shetland Bird Report 2009

    The 2009 Shetland Bird Report is now available. This sumptuous, near-150 page colour report details all species recorded in Shetland during 2009 and is jam-packed with colour photographs of breeding birds, common migrants and rarities such as Pechora Pipit; Lanceolated Warbler; Veery; Blyth's...
  12. CornishExile

    Birding in and around Oslo

    Work is taking me out to Oslo later this week, and I'll have a day free at the weekend to get out birding. Having never been to Norway, I'm not sure what to expect, but any recommendations on where to go birding in and around Oslo would be greatly appreciated. I won't have a car, so would need...
  13. CornishExile

    Collins Butterfly Guide

    Currently selling for just £6.99 on Postscript. A bit of a bargain! http://www.psbooks.co.uk/BookDetails.asp?Code=69827&pg=Title+Search+Results&ur=SearchResults%2Easp%3FTitle%3Dcollins+butterfly?pgn=1%23Nav69827 ce
  14. CornishExile

    Nightjars, Yorkshire

    I've a friend who's getting into birding, and would very much like to hear Nightjars churring. I know it's getting late in the season, but can anyone suggest a site near to her home (Pateley Bridge) where she might stand a chance of hearing them? Many thanks, Jon
  15. CornishExile

    Orca photos from Shetland

    Just thought I'd bring these fabulous photos by Hugh Harrop to everyone's attention - particularly the recent shots of Orcas working a flock of Eider. http://www.hughharrop.com/orca.php ce
  16. CornishExile

    The GM Mosquito

    In the news today: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6468381.stm Scientists mooting the idea of releasing GM malaria-resistant mosquitoes in Africa, in the hope that they will in time reduce the toll of malaria-related human deaths. An ethical poser... on the one hand, anything which...
  17. CornishExile

    Extinct Birds

    Newly listed on Postscript's catalogue, "Extinct Birds" by Errol Fuller (Cornell UP 2001), available in hardback for only £9.99. (List price £37.50). A fascinating but sobering read. Link to PSBooks "Extinct Birds" page ce
  18. CornishExile

    Big Plover

    Sorry, the thread title is a gratuitous and misleading one, but couldn't leave it alone. ;) Endemol, the reality TV producers, are going to produce a show for ITV this winter in which viewers can vote for which endangered species they want monies raised by the show to go towards. A good or a...
  19. CornishExile

    Greenpeace aviation campaign

    You've seen the adverts in the papers, now watch the movie... SPURT website Not as filthy as the URL suggests ;) Still. Denial of climate change is a pretty dirty, sordid business... ce
  20. CornishExile

    Large Blue

    Recent news on the status of the Large Blue reintroduction: Times article Jon
  21. CornishExile

    Aurelian Legacy

    I know that strictly speaking this ought to be in the books thread, but given it has a very specific subject matter, I reckoned it'd be of most interest to folk in this sub-forum... ... PS Books are currently offering 'The Aurelian Legacy' in hardback for £9.99. I thoroughly recommend it as a...
  22. CornishExile

    Help please - recovering deleted files

    Hi guys, Mrs Exile did something v silly last night, and deleted 100 jpg's from the pc - she sent them to the recycle bin, and then emptied it. I'm a complete computer ignoramus, but seem to recall hearing that if nothing else has been saved onto the hard disc, there's a chance they're still...
  23. CornishExile

    Chinese auction of species to hunt

    Some more disheartening news from China... BBC news - China auction hunting rights to foreigners Not a great prospect if you're a Chinese yak, blue sheep or wolf. ce
  24. CornishExile

    Threat to Lake Baikal

    Thirst for energy in Asia and revenue in Russia set to threaten the future of Lake Baikal: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2074838,00.html Depressing. ce
  25. CornishExile

    Rubythroat photo

    Just stumbled on this website; check out the 2005 Rubythroat photo at the foot of the page... :t: Thought it was worth posting a link to: http://www.mun.ca/serg/Buldir/buldirbirds.html#2005 ce
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