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  1. chrisjones

    Status of Plain Swift

    I'm just back from Morocco. Based in Agadir I travelled for north. Along the coast from Cape Rhir to Tamri I saw a small colony of Swifts off the coast commuting into the cliffs, whilst a deep fork in the tail was not evident, neither was any throat patch and the wings appeared narrow and...
  2. chrisjones

    ID of Moth and Dragonflies

    Bit off subject but.... I very recently visited Northern Cyprus and i'm having trouble identifying the following chaps. Help and ideas would be gratefully appreciated Regards Chris
  3. chrisjones

    North Cyprus holiday blog

    Thanks Appreciate the info, I've been on the Karpas, but not tried Cape Kournikati. Like you I'd like to day by day post, but time and connection don't lend them selves to these situations. Regards Chris
  4. chrisjones

    North Cyprus holiday blog

    Hi Steve Good to hear you were out in N Cyprus. We are going for our second visit later in the year. Any chance you could share the location of the sites you visited Regards chris
  5. chrisjones

    Agadir Late October?

    Not been in the autum, but I know you won't be disapointed. I've documented our latest trip on my Blog: http://chrisbirding.blogspot.com/ PM me if you need any more advice Regards Chris
  6. chrisjones

    Raptor ID

    Thanks guys... putting it down to old age creeping up on me here!
  7. chrisjones

    Raptor ID

    Hi Rather poor pic but I'd appreciate your opinion on this raptor seen in Morocco late March this year. Regards Chris
  8. chrisjones

    Recent Morocco Trip

    Just back from Morocco, based in Agadir we travelled a bit including 2 night further south past Guelmin. I'll be covering the trip on my Blog: http://chrisbirding.blogspot.com/ ,but thought I'd just advise on a few changes since we visited last year. 1. The area has suffered from some serious...
  9. chrisjones

    Warbler - Cyprus

    Thanks for helping with all your observations and opinions, allways a gamble that my origional thought could have been way off the mark, but it looks like the consensus is still with Olivaceous. Anyone else? Regards Chris
  10. chrisjones

    Warbler - Cyprus

    Guys Absolutly respect your replies, but the one things that has drove me to this post was the appreciation of their size of these birds when I went back this year. The Olivaceous I saw this year were bang on the size of UK Reed Warblers I've seen. These were a "size up" so to speak, like (but...
  11. chrisjones

    Warbler - Cyprus

    Saw and photo'd these last year in Southern Cyprus. Took them as E.Olivaceous. But this year saw E.Olivaceous with another birder in Northern Cyprus and they were conciderably smaller [Reed Warbler size]. Anyone like to comment Regards Chris
  12. chrisjones

    1D MkIII or 2 D50's

    I use a MkIII, 500 f4.0 with a 1.4x most of the time now, even travel with the gear overseas (which is quiet a challenge!! sometimes). The 100 - 400 hasn't been out to play since. I think you'll be well happy with the change Enjoy!! Regards Chris
  13. chrisjones

    Gitzo Tripod - Advice needed please

    Thanks for all your info guys....... very usefull. Regards Chris
  14. chrisjones

    Gitzo Tripod - Advice needed please

    I am at present using a 1D series with a 500mm f4.0 IS and a Indian Gimbal head (which I actually find very good), the whole set up weighs in at 8.5kgs. I take nature photos, mainly birds. I now want to upgrade my tripod for ultimate stability v weight, so have looked at the Gitzo range and...
  15. chrisjones

    Nothern Cyprus

    Thanks for all your replies on this one. Any further replies most welcome. Regards Chris
  16. chrisjones

    Nothern Cyprus

    Thank you Dieter
  17. chrisjones

    Nothern Cyprus

    We will be visiting Northern Cyprus in mid September. I've found a couple of web links to birding pages but trip & site report seam thin on the ground. Can anyone offer advice on sites and expected species. Regards Chris
  18. chrisjones

    Favourite settings for C.Fn III

    Hi Christine I assume you are talking about a 1D3 I allways use AI Servo centre focus only and let it track (hopefully) C.fn III-2 ....Norm, but have tried Med Slow (depending on contrast, slow down for hi contrast situation) C.fn III-3 ....0 C.fn III-4 ....1 c.fn III-5 ....1 Hope this helps...
  19. Kestrel

    Kestrel

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  20. Meadow Pipit

    Meadow Pipit

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  21. Black-headed Gull

    Black-headed Gull

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  22. Brent Goose

    Brent Goose

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  23. Goldfinch

    Goldfinch

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  24. Black-headed Gull

    Black-headed Gull

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  25. Goldfinch

    Goldfinch

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