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    Gibraltar Point, 29th October

    Hi all, Just hoping some of you might be able to help me out with a few things in preparation for my trip to Gib on Sunday with the local RSPB group. I should probably first point out that I'm only 13 and live in the middle of the country, so some birds I will have seen rarely whereas you on...
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    Curlew Sands

    http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.cgi?gallery=gallery21&start=13 Trying to brush up on my waders, so thought I'd like to get this worked out... Just to make sure I've got it right - the two Curlew Sands - the front one is a juvenile, and the back one is a non-breeding bird...
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    Photo requests - Personal use - please!

    Hi! I recently started to keep a photographic record of all the best birds that I see (or the most photogenic), and was wondering if anyone could help me out with a few specific shots I'm after - for my own personal use, they would not be used for anything else: The pair of Ospreys that nested...
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    Next British breeder?

    Just wondering about any predictions for the next breeding species in Britain? My money would be on Yellow-legged Gull (already some hybridization with Lesser Black-backed Gull, I think?) and Cattle Egret perhaps following in the footsteps of Little Egret before too long i.e. perhaps in the...
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    Young Birders in Warks/West Mids?

    Hi there, I was just wondering if there are any other young birders in either Warks or the West Midlands, as I've certainly never met any, what with the decline of young birders etc Thanks in advance; All help greatly appreciated Sam
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    A few questions - mainly aimed at Brits

    Although people of other nationalities are welcome to post as well, some of the questions may not be as relevant. But anyway, I would be interested to know your answers to the following questions: 1) How long did it take for you to reach 200 on your life list (in your country only) 2) If you...
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    Marsh/Willow Tit at feeder?

    Hi there, I was sitting at my desk getting more and more bored, and for some reason this question popped into my head: Do Marsh or Willow Tits ever come to garden feeders, and if so, which food attracts them? Thanks in advance, Sam
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    Conservation - Do you do any?

    Hi all, I was just wondering out of all you birders out there how many of you are actively involved in conservation work and to what extent. Personally, I'm talking to a great bloke who organises the local RSPB group trips about getting involved at my local nature reserve, Brandon Marsh...
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    They shouldn't be here yet...

    Earlier on today (4:00-5:00-ish) I went with Dad to Brandon Marsh and saw all the usual plus a few Muntjac, but there was also a Ringed Plover, and another one had been recorded earlier. Surely this was unseasonal. Has anyone else seen anything out-of-season recently, or was this just a fluke...
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    Minsmere in Spring

    In late March, I'm going to Minsmere with the local RSPB group, and have been wondering what the most likely species to be seen are, and what I should hope to see. I know about the Avocets, Marsh Harriers, Bitterns, Little Terns etc. but any help would be greatly appreciated - I cant wait...
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    Most Magical Moments - wildlife orientated

    What are your most magical moments concerning birds/mammals/any other living thing? Mine are all at Aviemore (Scottish Highlands), except one. The one not at Aviemore was at a park in Gloucestershire, the name of which I cannot remember. We had climbed the largest hill in the area - nice and...
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    Talon grappling

    Hi there, Does anyone either know which species perform talon-grappling (I only know White-tailed Eagle and Bataleur - I think) and does anyone have any good images or films of the spectacle? Thanx! Sam Coppard
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    Lady Amherst's Pheasant: Why the secrecy?

    The title of the thread makes it pretty much useless to bother asking a question but I will anyway: Why are Beds/Bucks birders so unwilling to tell people any good known locations for Lady A's Pheasants? After all, they were originally released into Britain from cages, and soon it seems that...
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    Birding on Skye

    Hi there. I am going to stay on the Isle of Skye (around Staffin, if that helps) later on this year and I was therefore hoping that someone on BF could tell me of any specific places that are good for birds - or one species in particular - or otters (I'd love to see one!) Thanx! Sam :bounce:
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    Any owls nearby?

    HI! I was wondering if anyone with good local knowledge knows of anywhere near Coventry i.e. that I can persuade Mum to give me a lift to ;) that I should be able to find owls. Any species - given my record with owls I'm not particularly picky, and Mum likes owls as well so that might help the...
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    Adventure

    To be honest, this hasn't really got much to do with birding. More that I just want to get out there and do something. Anyway, to the point. I was wondering if any of you out there could help me by telling me ways in which I (a twelve year old) can get involved in any sort of adventure - I'm...
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    Lifetime Ambitions?

    Hi there, I was just wondering if any of you have got any lifetime ambitions that concern birding. Personally, I'd like to enter into the UK400 Club and to beat Phoebe Snetsninger's record, but I've still got a long way to go... Cheers!
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    Ladywalk NR - Info plz

    Hi there, I should be taking my first ever trip to Ladywalk NR soon and I was wondering if anyone could give me afew tips as to where to go, where to look etc. Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers! PS. Fingers crossed for the Bitterns!
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    Taxonomy updates

    Just wondering where people get any updates on taxonomy (particularly splits and lumpings) and newly discovered species etc. Any help greatly appreciated. THANKS
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    Coventry Birders

    Coventry birders I'm relatively new to BF and I was just wondering how many Coventry birders there are out there. Whoever you are, please say 'Hello!' If you go on the local RSPB group trips, you will know me as Sam, the only kid there who has a nack of finding lizards, adders and bramblings...
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    Young Birder

    I'm only 13 but I already have a passion for birds and wildlife in general (in the Summer hols I went to Aviemore and found Ospreys, Hen Harriers and Sparrowhawks flying over the cottage). Just wondering if anyone has any tips for someone my age to travel to new places to see new birds, apart...
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