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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jonny721" data-source="post: 1828243" data-attributes="member: 77937">Love reading through all the stories on this thread, got a couple of my own to add. Firstly decided to stop off at conwy for lunch on the way back from a family holiday. Noticed a large group of birders on the other side of the reserve so went across and was greated by a Great Reed Warbler flying through the reeds.I also seem to have an amazing good luck with birds of prey. Was waiting for montagu's harrier at frampton marsh parents said it was time to go but i said just 5 for minutes. No sooner had i said this that i picked up a large bird of prey out on the marsh, the harriero<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />. Red Kite on my local patch in 08 had been searching for an hour were heading back but said to dad just wait 5 more minutes, next thing a large flock of crows errupts from field next to us and Red Kite comes flying across infront of uso<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Finally osprey at bassenthwaite lake, no sign from the watchpoint for an hour, parents started walkin back to the car i waited 5 more minutes then 1 came into view and started fishingo<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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