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  1. reg

    swallows martins and swifts.

    still quite a few swallows and house martins up here, over the weekend, around aberdeen. also one swift looking a bit lonely.
  2. reg

    Guillemot

    here is a pic Mrs reg took yesterday of a guillemot. hand held digicam. no zoom
  3. reg

    Hi from Israel

    hi Avib, your photo of the sunbird is nice.
  4. reg

    'Big Cats'

    i've never seen any big cats out there myself but i'm sure there must be the odd one or two out there. there is still quite a bit of countryside for them to hide in. have is a news story from last week Beware big cats! Police spot two black panthers on prowl around Welsh farm (link)
  5. reg

    Bird webcams

    just came across this webcam on the BBC site and thought i'd put up a link for folks who hadn't seen it. it quite good if you're stuck in and have a need for a quick birdwatch :) RSPB Belfast Habour Lagoon (needs realPlayer) i just saw a moorhen :) anyone got any more links to bird webcam?
  6. reg

    Winter visitors to the UK

    i've not seen either yet around Aberdeen. we had quite a lot of fieldfare in the garden all last winter. i'll keep an eye out for them :)
  7. reg

    Egg Thief

    i think six months sends NO message out to anyone. I suppose we should just be thankful he wasn't caught up here in scotland. least he is doing a bit on time. is there really an answer to this problem?
  8. reg

    swallows martins and swifts.

    we've still got quite a few swallows up here in aberdeen but like pajarero not too many house and sand martains left. i have not seen any swifts for a bit. the dark evenings seen to be coming quicker this year. still think of all the good birds that will soon be flying back to the uk for the...
  9. reg

    Pocket guides

    yep this new Mitchell Beasley book has grow on me. it sure is light to carry, with a good few drawings of each bird but on the downside it does not give the size of the birds nor location maps. which to someone new to birdwatching like myself is not too good. i've just wrote the sizes next to...
  10. reg

    Lesser black-backed gull?

    thanks for the reply Colin. the wings did look very dark and it was quite hard to tell any difference to the great black-backs that were quite close to it. i'm pretty new to birdwatching so i could not say for sure. all quite interesting though :)
  11. reg

    A New Slant on Digiscoping ...

    someone else who does this technique :t: i like the photo. i think this will start to catch on. its like extreme digiscoping 3:-)
  12. reg

    first scope?

    i went down to vane farm on saturday and had a try on all the scopes there (they had a fair there over the weekend). in the end i got an opticron IS 60 with a fixed 25x W. i think its quite a good compromise between getting a lightweight one like the MM2 and a big scope. thanks for everyone's...
  13. reg

    Lesser black-backed gull?

    i was out for a walk at the sea yesterday (NE scotland , just above aberdeen) and saw what i think was a Lesser black-backed gull. it had very yellow feet and was about the right size compared to all the herring gulls and the odd great black-backed gull around it. But it's wings were as black...
  14. reg

    Mad Dog - second try...

    the red eyes are a bit scary.
  15. reg

    What is your favourite bird.... and why?

    it's tricky to pick just one favourite. so here's my top two, though it changes all the time. Water Rail - such loud noises from such a little bird. nice colours and great walk. Fulmar- love to watch them fly plus the chicks are great, big ball of fluff with a little head stuck on top :)
  16. reg

    first scope?

    yep i'll have a look at the Kowa 501 and 502. but i think i remember reading that you couldn't change the eye piece on these so was put off a bit.
  17. reg

    first scope?

    thanks for all that advice Colin :) i thinking about going down to the scottish wildlife and countryside fair at vane farm this saturday to have a good look at all the scopes so will bear all that in mind. i'm still thinking, looking at all the scopes in the adverts at the back of the bird...
  18. reg

    first scope?

    thanks Kevin. i've just send off for the back issue :)
  19. reg

    first scope?

    thanks for the advice, Kevin & pajarero. anyone know if there are any good internet sites that have online reviews of scopes?
  20. reg

    summer feeding?

    i don't think there can be much harm in all year round feeding. do the same birds come every day? do you get to recognize an individual birds? i live in a top floor flat so don't fed the birds in the garden cos i can't really see the garden unless i hang out the window. we have tried one of...
  21. reg

    summer feeding?

    just a little question :) what do folk think about feeding birds in your garden in the summer? is it an OK thing to do? does it have any bad points? reg
  22. reg

    Pocket guides

    just got "The New Birdwatcher's Pocket Guide to Britain and Europe" from Mitchell Beazley. can't make up my mind if i like it as much as my old one - "Birds of Britain and North-west europe" from Pica Press. the colours look a little dark but the amount of illustrations is very good. anyone else...
  23. reg

    first scope?

    i'm after a bit of advice really :) what's a good scope to start off with? still a bit new to bird watching so don't want to spend a fortune. maybe up to about the £300 mark. has anyone tried the Opticron Mighty Midget II? i like the look of this one but is it any good? reg
  24. reg

    hello

    first post for me :) from up here in the NE of Scotland just like to say this site is very well laid out. hope it does well reg
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