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  1. wsetsteve

    Did Gilbert White use binoculars?

    Charles Waterton bought a telescope around 1832 which he had set up in his drawing room at Walton Hall to view the birds on & around his lake.
  2. wsetsteve

    Incorrect bird names

    We also had a 'Cosmic Scooter' in the dock outside work in the centre of Leeds a couple of years ago.
  3. wsetsteve

    Incorrect bird names

    In 1980 the first ever 'rarity' I ever found was referred to as a Velvet Scrotum by my girlfriends best mate!
  4. wsetsteve

    Tree Creepers - The invisible sneak

    I think you are on to something there. I often wondered why they would be more confiding than say Blue Tits and Great Tits, but the Treecreeper must have a very unique view of the world due to its totally different body position.
  5. wsetsteve

    Yorks birding sites affected by HS2 rail line

    Add to this Rabbit Ings near Royston, currently the top site in the county for Owls and Walton Hall, the site of the worlds first nature reserve, with the track passing within a few yards of the grave of Charles Waterton. They have been careful to avoid some other important areas though...
  6. wsetsteve

    Yorkshire Birding

    Great post Pete.
  7. wsetsteve

    Yorkshire Birding

    Yeh - maybe we can cover some more of our minor nature reserves with wind farms too - they are going to be efficient and cost effective aren't they and they will also reduce carbon footprint ?
  8. wsetsteve

    Yorkshire Birding

    I believe the regular ones in Haw Park have not been recorded recently. There have been the odd flyover records over the reservoirs in the last week or two.
  9. wsetsteve

    What Duck, second attempt !

    Got it in one!
  10. wsetsteve

    Yorkshire Birding

    The girls in the office prefer the name 'Cosmic Scooter'
  11. wsetsteve

    Yorkshire Birding

    Scoter still in Clarence Dock, Leeds this morning, 10 am. Outside Mumtaz restaurant.
  12. wsetsteve

    Yorkshire Birding

    It was actually inside the dock, where the German U boat is !
  13. wsetsteve

    Yorkshire Birding

    Was chuffed to find a female Common Scoter swimming around Clarence Dock in Leeds City Centre when I left work at 5pm. It was diving and looked happy enough. Hopefully it will stay on a bit !
  14. wsetsteve

    Yorkshire Birding

    Wintersett Smew was on the Low Lake (long western lake) whilst the yatchs were out, moved back to the main reservoir just before dusk.
  15. wsetsteve

    Wintersett /Cold Hiendley

    The Fudge is normally in the corner near the boathouse. It was diving furiously close in to the big reedbed early this morning.
  16. wsetsteve

    Wintersett /Cold Hiendley

    Anglers Country Park car park is situated between the two large waters, as viewed on Google Earth and is as secure as you could expect from any site you may visit. It is also central to the whole area of the Country Park, Wintersett reservoir and Cold Hiendley low lake. The latter is especially...
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