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    Earth's Greatest Rivers

    This program is on BBC2 for 3 consecutive nights. The first, on the Amazon, was excellent, but the second on the Nile was superb. One of the best geography/wildlife programs I've seen. Amongst the many amazing things, the team discovered the extraordinary way in which wildlife has taken over...
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    Eyebrowed Thrush - Helsinki

    A lady my wife follows on Instagram posted the attached pic and wanted to know what it was. To me it looks like an Eyebrowed Thrush but from what I read this would be a serious rarity in Finland. The lady lives near Helsinki and is happy for me to post it here.
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    Dark Lesser BB Gull Scotland

    This gull, photographed at Lochwinnoch yesterday looked noticeably darker and had far less white on its primarys than the local breeding population. I assume that it had migrated from Scandinavia, but can anyone tell me what race it is likely to be?
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    Lars Jonsson book bargain

    Lars Jonsson's Birds - £7.99 - can't go wrong at that price! Lovely book too. http://www.psbooks.co.uk/products/science-nature/natural-history/item/lars-jonssons-birds
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    John Busby RIP

    Very sorry to hear of this. A great artist who could convey movement like no-one else. An appreciation from Darren Woodhead here http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-john-busby-artist-teacher-writer-and-naturalist-1-3826869
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    Digital Zoom

    About 5 years there was a thread on here that concluded that digital zoom was a waste of time and gave nothing that could not be done as well, if not better, by post processing with eg Photoshop. Has anything changed over the past 5 years or is this still the case?
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    Fujifilm Finepix S1

    I was looking in a local branch of Jessops and thought that this camera might be a contender for use in bird photography. It looked a bit more compact than the HS50, but any thoughts on their relative merits? I can't find much on here. I've briefly tried digiscoping, but was looking for...
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    Winged eyecups

    Has anyone tried winged eyecups? I think that there are a few available such as one in the Avian range. the idea is to keep out ambient light, which can be a problem in certain conditions, especially when the direction of the sun is such that light is relected off the eyepiece glass. I recall...
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    NZ birds

    These pics have been sent from New Zealand. since i've no field guide to this region I've tried identifying them from Google images. Some I'm fairly happy with, but not others. My attempts at i.d.; top- NZ Black-backed Gull, 2nd White-fronted Tern, 3rd, Mollymawk sp (this one seems to have blue...
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    Bargain books, especially bird art

    Quite a few of the Langford Press and other goodies at much reduced prices. You could do you credit card serious damage here - http://www.psbooks.co.uk/Science_Nature_Natural_History_Fts.asp
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    Porto Santo tern

    I photographed this tern in Porto Santo (Madeira) a few years back in October. I've never been sure whether it's Common or Roseate. I though the dark carpal bar suggested Common but the structure and combination of black bill and legs suggested Roseate
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    SDL eyepieces

    I've had a GS52 scope with an HDF eyepiece for a while now but (although I'm veryhappy with it) was curious to know whether an SDL would give a significant improvement. I've read the comments on here, but have just realised that there are 2 SDL zooms both with the same magnification range but...
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    New Delhi

    I'm in New Delhi next weeking staying on the Indian Institute of Technology campus in Hauz Khas, which is in the south of New Delhi. I'm wondering if there are any good birding sites nearby. Last time I went was 20 years ago, the campus was pretty good, but it may have been changed since then...
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    Iceland Gull? Inverary, Scotland

    Taken At Inverary, Argyll last week. I assumed that it's an Iceland Gull, though I'm not brilliant with sperating gulls
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    Guide to Woodland Birds

    Radio4 series looking at mainly the songs of woodland birds with Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss. Hints on id, such as differentiating between Blackcap and Garden Warbler. Listen again available. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/guidewoodlandbirds/
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    phase correction

    When phase correction for roof prism binoculars first came out, I remember seeing a ray diagram explaining what it achieved and how it did it. I can't find this now - anyone know of such a thing? I'm curious, partly because optics is a large part of my work and partly becasue I bought a pair of...
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    "Life of the wing" bargain

    "Life on the Wing" by Ostling and Ullman (Collins). I picked this up at one of the Bookworld chain of stores for £4.99 (pub £25) Rather a coffee table book for browsing, but certainly worth it at that price for some stunning photos, so worth keeping an eye out for.
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    clouded yellow

    Whilst visiting Portishead, Avon last week I saw 2 fast flying bright orange-yellow butterflies that I can only assume were clouded yellows (I'm normally a bird, rather than a butterfly, watcher). Are these common this year or are they worth recording?
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    Bargain Books - warbler songs and calls

    www.psbooks.co.uk have "Warbler Songs and Calls" inc 3 cd for £9.99 rather too specialist for me but .......
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    Bargains

    I notice that Amazon has the large format version of the Collins Bird Guide on special offer for £16 Also the well reviewed Birds britannica for £21
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    Camedia software

    Having recently bought an Oly 765UZ, having no alterantive software I downloaded my pictures onto PC using the Camedia software provided. Having now acquired better software I wanted to export pics from Camedia but cannot find out how to do this. Photoshop does not seem to recognise Olympus...
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    Slovenia - birdwatching sites?

    I shall be spending 2 weeks in Slovenia at the beginning of July. I realise that this is not the best time of year but any suggestions gratefully recieved. We will be staying part of the time in a village near Lake Bled and the rest in Izola on the coast. My wife is not a birder so I won't be...
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    blackcap/garden warbler song

    Last Sunday I realised to my dissapointment that I had not cracked the geaden warbler/blackcap song split as I had hoped. I know the "classic" blackcap starts scratchily and then builds up to a purer climax and is of relatively short duration and moderate tempo, whilst the "classic" garden is...
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    michael warren

    I notice that the excellent Michael Warren has now got his own website www.mikewarren.co.uk
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    compact camera for digiscoping

    I would be interested in trying digiscoping but could only really justify buying a camera if it was an all purpose "family" camera, ie fairly compact and not too expensive. My scope is a Kowa TSN-3 with a 30x lens. Any suggestions?
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