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    Does GPS work in a wood?

    Thanks - I will stick with my new compass then.
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    Does GPS work in a wood?

    Hi, I get very lost in woods. Like going 180 degrees in the wrong direction compared to where I think I'm going. I have bought a compass which will help, but it would still be nice to exactly pinpoint my position, especially if I want to do any mapping/surveying. Does anyone have experience...
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    Incremental Change$: Highway to Bankruptcy Revisited

    But aren't there a range of companies making a range of binoculars at a range of prices? So you can just pick what you want? There will always be a market for the "absolute best" whatever the price tag, as there wil always be a market for "budget" binoculars. Pick your poison.
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    Advice around where to go near LOWESTOFT in SEPTEMBER

    Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated.
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    Advice around where to go near LOWESTOFT in SEPTEMBER

    Thanks for your help. One last question - are there any places where I would need my scope? Or should I just take my bins when I go out and about? I don't know this area, so I don't know how advisable it is to go about with my scope on my back!!
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    Advice around where to go near LOWESTOFT in SEPTEMBER

    Thanks, a lot of places listed in those links. Especially the first one. So am I to assume that pretty much any of those sites in Lowestoft is as good as any other?
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    Advice around where to go near LOWESTOFT in SEPTEMBER

    Hi, I'm going for a mid-week break in Lowestoft in mid-September. I'm a real low-lister, there are a lot of fairly common birds I haven't seen or haven't seen very often. Ideally would like to see some different rarer passerines, but really anything. I have a few hours each morning for maybe...
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Gareth - thanks for your constant updates, appreciated! Must seem a thankless task at times.
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    Great Bustard, Gloucestershire?

    Could they have been emus? We have some on farms in Oxon. Young emu: http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/animal/a5/Emu001-young_at_Kruezen_Animal_Park-by_Ralf_Schmode.jpg Adult emu: http://www.garlynzoo.com/Photoalbum/BIRDS/images/Emu2.jpg
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    Albino Fledgling Dunnock or Robin or... ?

    FWIW the wildlife hospital said Dunnock. Thanks for your responses.
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    Albino Fledgling Dunnock or Robin or... ?

    Thanks for your input. I wonder if people thought, because the original post had no explanation, that this was some type of captive bird.
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    Albino Fledgling Dunnock or Robin or... ?

    Sorry, I should have explained. A friend called to say it was in his garden under a hedge. The hedge is narrow and on the other side is a busy road. He'd watched it for a couple of hours. It was making no noise, and no other bird (house sparrows) had made any attempt to approach it. It was...
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    Albino Fledgling Dunnock or Robin or... ?

    Another pic.
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    Albino Fledgling Dunnock or Robin or... ?

    See pic. Please let me know what you think this species is. Thanks.
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    Internet site selling bird feeders

    Can also try Vivara, the European arm of CJ Wildlife: http://www.vivara.com/
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    Red Kites to be released in Cumbria

    Does the world often conform to what you find easy or hard to believe?
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    VAT increase and price of bins in the UK?

    The VAT increase is equivalent to £2.13 on every £100. So £1500 binoculars would cost £1531.95 if the VAT were applied consistently.
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    Mallard with dwarfism?

    Didn't know that one. Cheers.
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    Mallard with dwarfism?

    Hi all, Take a look at this Mallard which is about 1/2 - 2/3 the size, in most respects, of a normal Mallard. You can see a normal Mallard to the right. I first saw this bird last year, so it is doing ok. I tried to think what it could be a hybrid with but cant see any clues, wondering if it...
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    Opticron 7x roofs

    The eye relief is significantly different, it seems higher eye relief = lower fov with these two. I would take the eye relief over the fov, others might not.
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    RSPB Bittern "Mania"

    The question is: who are these articles written for? There is no point talking to the majority non-birdwatching RSPB membership (or potential new members) about lots of different birds they have never heard of. It makes more sense to concentrate on a few "characters" just like a novel where...
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    Where to buy Sunflower Hearts?

    If you read their description on this page: http://www.streetendfeeds.co.uk/product.asp?catid=13 you'd be forgiven for thinking that their sunflower hearts come from their home-grown black sunflower, but that is not the case. I contacted Street End Feeds (aka Really Wild Bird Co) and they...
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    Where to buy Sunflower Hearts?

    Cheapest price wholesale is £1.10 per kg. They retail at about £1.40 per kilo lowest. You are paying £1.60 per kg so not the best available price. But there is more to sunflower hearts than just price: Hearts that come from striped sunflower do not have has a high an oil content as hearts...
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    A Question about goldfinches

    In my experience Goldfinches are more confident than most other birds. They'll feed closer to my house and tolerate more disturbance than, say, Greenfinches.
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    sunflower hearts vs sunflower seeds

    The weight of the shell is between 35% and 45% of the weight of the seed (more for striped sunflower) - I wouldn't describe that as minimal.
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