West Midlands/Warwickshire local patches. (1 Viewer)

[Dave Hutton]

Close but no cigar! It's a Lancie that I found on Fair Isle!

Well it had to be 1 of the 2!! if you'd av said no to Norfolk it would of only left the Lancie :t: Nice find by the way :t:

 

[Kevin Groocock]

Happy Birthday John

Have a good one John:t:B B B B B B

 

[draycotebirding]

Have a good one John:t:B B B B B B

Cheers mate B B B

John

 

[KayD]

Happy Birthday John B

 

[Duck_Pond]

Belated Birthday wishes John - hope you had a good 'in :t:

Has anyone purchased the "Where to watch birds in the West Midlands" book? If so, is it a worthwhile investment, or can the internet provide as much info if one knows where to look?

 

[Kevin Groocock]

Belated Birthday wishes John - hope you had a good 'in :t:

Has anyone purchased the "Where to watch birds in the West Midlands" book? If so, is it a worthwhile investment, or can the internet provide as much info if one knows where to look?

Yes most definitely worth purchasing:t:

Good for those little known areas with maps and information. My three most useful and valued guides are:

Best Birdwatching Sites in Norfolk (2nd Ed) by Neil Glenn;
Where to Watch Birds in the West Midlands by Harrison, Coney, Gribble, Griffiths & Winsper;
Where to Watch Birds in Britain by Harrap & Redman.

Internet good especially for updates as books are soon out of date but difficult to find some locations.

 

[KayD]

Belated Birthday wishes John - hope you had a good 'in :t:

Has anyone purchased the "Where to watch birds in the West Midlands" book? If so, is it a worthwhile investment, or can the internet provide as much info if one knows where to look?

Hi Pete, I've borrowed a book from Solihull Library called 'Where to Watch Birds in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire & The Former West Midlands County' from the same series. Quite informative, but the maps could be a bit more detailed. They also have 'Where to Watch Birds in Britain' and other books in that series :t:

 

[Iceberg slim]

Ouch indeed :-C

Posted this some time back on the B K Day thread

John

sorry just found this post PC been poorly

I well remember actualy talking to you JJ on the morning when you among some notable others believed and justifiably so that it was an "april fools" wind up,the moral is go on the hunch.

 

[Steve Seal]

sorry just found this post PC been poorly

I well remember actualy talking to you JJ on the morning when you among some notable others believed and justifiably so that it was an "april fools" wind up,the moral is go on the hunch.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:-C:-C:-C:-C:-C:-C:-C:-C

 

[Duck_Pond]

Superb dipper shots Steve :clap:

 

[senatore]

Great Dipper shots Steve.I can never find these chaps wherever I go.

Also congtats on another pic. in Birdguides webzine.I understand you have to be a top notch photographer to get a shot included in the webzine

Max.

 

[RobinD]

I had a walk along the old road at Marsh Lane yesterday evening and was intrigued to watch two LBB Gulls mob and harry a Buzzard for several minutes. The Buzzard seemed to be carrying something. Initially, I could hear a gull and then the buzzard appeared flying low and fast (it had some missing tail feathers iving it a Kite like apprearance btw), with one LBB swooping down at it. They chased around for about a minute before both heading off over Meriden Road with the gull still in pursuit. I continued down the lane only for the same Buzzard to return, now pursued by two LBBs, three or four minutes later. It seems remarkably persistent of the gulls for food stealing but I have assumed LBBs don't nest nearby (we have a few nests on warehouses in Berkshire). Otherwise, there was a second Buzzard that took flight from near the cottages, Lapwings have dispersed into the horse/cattle fields, plenty of young birds about and a constant ballet of hirundines and Swifts in all directions!
One fresh Red Admiral as well.

ATB

Robin

 

[Steve Seal]

Great Dipper shots Steve.I can never find these chaps wherever I go.

Also congtats on another pic. in Birdguides webzine.I understand you have to be a top notch photographer to get a shot included in the webzine

Max.

Thanks Pete.
Ah Max
Come on Max credit where credits due you have a cracking shot on there aswell with your Harriers. Well done mate.

 

[RICHARD DAWKINS]

Hi all
Good news a egg collector from Bedworth has been caught

 

[xFritzx]

sweet, wheres the details?

 

[RICHARD DAWKINS]

Hi spargeltarzan
I don't have the details any more just a 38yr old from bedworth found guilty on 2 charges of possessing egg collecting equipment and 1 of possessing eggs

 

[xFritzx]

you know i always wondered what exactly comprises egg-collecting equipment? is it the tree climbing gear? or more specialised stuff?

 

[Dave Hutton]

you know i always wondered what exactly comprises egg-collecting equipment? is it the tree climbing gear? or more specialised stuff?

It can be all sorts of stuff from ropes etc,mini drills,needles,OS Maps with references,hollowed out flasks the list is endless!! just a pity the headlines wer'nt Egg Collector found dead at the bottom of Cliff or Tree

 

[draycotebirding]

Hi spargeltarzan
I don't have the details any more just a 38yr old from bedworth found guilty on 2 charges of possessing egg collecting equipment and 1 of possessing eggs

Named and shamed here----- http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/ne...n-caught-with-wild-birds-eggs-92746-21104463/

John

 

[RegTelescope]

I heard Bill Oddie say that he did it as a youngster. Disgraceful.