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Jane Turner
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There are a few I've seen from the South... Messers Cowning and Hussey for starters
Jane Turner
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Me neither - but I am notoriously unobservent on anything other than pipits!
ampersand
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i am from bangor co. down roger&out. when checking the website as a guest it always puzzled me why there seemed to be so few northern irish folk... in fact i hadnt seen any until i checked this thread! a few from the south i agree. lets hope that a message or 2 will bring them out so we can share tales, feathers or even complete birds.
Roger&out
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ampersand said:
:eat: Welcome to the birdforum ampersand, nic to have at least one more local member. Although I now live in Derry/Londonderry and have for 22 years, I am originally from Shrigley and actually worked in Bangor for about a year.
Hope indeed to share tales and feathers, I am just about to write up a trip list from Romania, so you can keep an eye out for it. I will post you when i submit, if you like.
Talk later
Roger
ampersand
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do post me roger. i will be visiting hungary over christmas and new year and am curious as to what i can expect to see (not the most ideal time of year to bird in hungary granted - and my time will be taken up with other activities also). i enjoyed reading threads by 'james' detailing his trip to hungary and his sightings of great bustard and many woodpeckers. i hope you got some good lifers on your list also!
I'll come clean as an emigrant from Strangford, Co. Down. In fact, if you know the village, we used to live in the house nearest the ferry terminal. However, I pretty much left when I started University in 1980, and I only recently started spending some of my time birdwatching. I do have a soft spot for Oystercatchers and Cormorants from those days, though.
ampersand
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a lovely part of the country indeed is strangford! the drive from bangor to strangford/portaferry is beautiful. nice scenery and nice birds. will look out for your old house next time i am in strangford, a.g.mcdowell.
i have just realised that i may have a bit of spare time on my hands tomorrow... maybe i will take a jaunt along the lough and see what is about.
i have just realised that i may have a bit of spare time on my hands tomorrow... maybe i will take a jaunt along the lough and see what is about.
ampersand
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Roger&out said:
didnt go. B
so not sure exactly what there is to see at the moment.The Lough is believed to harbour 75% of the world's Brent Goose population (in sept). Found this piece of information (which is amazing - isnt it?) from:
http://www.fjiordlands.org/strngfrd/lscape.htm#birds
which also gives a list of what you may see if you are lucky.
Norn iron exile
Hi there, Roger&out,
I'm originally from Newtownstewart (Co. Tyrone), not that far from you.
Mind you, I'm now resident in Winnipeg, out on the Canadian prairies, so I'm a fair way from NI but try and make it back as often as I can.
Cheers,
Hassie1
Roger&out said:
Hi there, Roger&out,
I'm originally from Newtownstewart (Co. Tyrone), not that far from you.
Mind you, I'm now resident in Winnipeg, out on the Canadian prairies, so I'm a fair way from NI but try and make it back as often as I can.
Cheers,
Hassie1
Katy Penland
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Hi, Roger! Hi, Hassie!
A warm welcome to you both on behalf of all of us on staff here at BirdForum!
Glad you found some fellow members from NI, and look forward to your posts!
A warm welcome to you both on behalf of all of us on staff here at BirdForum!
Glad you found some fellow members from NI, and look forward to your posts!
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