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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

    Raptor ID

    Hi Rather poor pic but I'd appreciate your opinion on this raptor seen in Morocco late March this year. Regards Chris
  4. 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...
  5. 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
  6. 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...
  7. 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
  8. chrisjones

    Help - Broken Manfrotto 468 Ball Head

    Help - Broken Manfrotto 468RC2 Posted this by mistake with spotting scopes, but no joy. So thought I'd try here. I've foolishly managed to nagger my Manfrotto 468 Ball Head. There was a click as I was tightening the Ball Lock Knob and then the Knob and Friction Adjuster assembly popped out...
  9. chrisjones

    Help - Broken Manfrotto 468RC2

    I've foolishly managed to nagger my 468 Ball Head. There was a click as I was tightening the Ball Lock Knob and then the Knob and Friction Adjuster assembly popped out. I have all the bits and initially thought I'd sheared the pin, but looking at a drawing on the Manfrotto site the pin looks...
  10. chrisjones

    Gimble Heads

    I really need some more stability when tripod mounting a 1D3 and 100-400 IS doing bird photography. However looking at two solutions: 1. A Wimberley Gimble Head vII 2. A Wimberley Sidekick on a Manfrotto 468RC2 Ballhead They are both very pricey I'd be gratefull for any other ideas...
  11. chrisjones

    500mm Canon or Sigma

    Come on guys give me your opinions; is it worth spending the extra to get a Canon EF 500 F4.0 L IS USM rather than a Sigma 500mm F4.5 APO EX DG. I'm goning to be useing it on a Canon 5D. Many thanks
  12. chrisjones

    Slender Billed Curlew - Minsmere 2004

    Can anyone tell me if there has been any confirmation of the identity of the bird thought to be a Slender Billed, seen for some week at Minsmere, Suffolk UK. in 2004
  13. chrisjones

    Hello

    Hello from Suffolk. UK
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