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My partner Dave and I has a fabulous weekend at Norfolk. One of our many birding highlights - simply to see a few group of 'Turnstones' moving around the sea front. They seemed to totoally unafraid of people being so close to them. People stopped in tjheir tracks to look at them and their antics...
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Hi Nisus Your species list is very good if you have only been birding for a few years and it will only get larger with time. My birding spans over 35 years and like Blackbird, I have seen several hundred British species and a number of European species here and abroad. There is also many, many species...
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hi there I spent last weekend birdwatching in Inverness, As we where tied to a wedding so our bird watching time was limited. We where lucky to see Owls from the Owl Trust in the centre Inverness City on Saturday morning - an European Eagle Owl and a Long Eared Owl so that was a surprise in itself. We...
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Hello there I went up to inverness this weekend, and I really enjoyed myself. Although I was technically tied to my friends wedding (time wise), Dave and I managed to squeeze in some bird watching, and we managed to see quite a few interesting birds. For interest, I thought I would post pictures this...
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Hi There Has anyone a 'failsafe' way of telling the differences between a Firecrest, and a Goldcrest. The colour of the plume on top of the head is the obvious Any other redeeming features would be a help From what I understand, the best way to tell the Goldcrest and Firecrest apart is that the...
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Hi there Not quite sure where to put this thread at all I feel a bit stirred up about seeing Game birds being used in recipes on cooking Programmes. So I have been sitting watching a programme called 'Britains Best Dish' and found out that one of the member of the 'public' recipes had...
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I have just discovered that there has already been a lot of Bullfinch chat, however I cannot see the answer to my question- do bullfinches mate for life? I am lucky enough to have a pair coming regularly to my feeder (I live five miles from the centre of Birmingham) They are still coming together every...
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Hi there I was making my dinner tonight, and I noticed a little Robin Redbreast jumping around the Bird Bath - and I refilled the water for him - and it was although he thanked me a whole lot for all the attention I gave him. Then 3 Blackbirds appear - two males and 1 Female. They started to grub about...
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Hi there I would love to know a precise way to work the differences between the 2 species of Tits Has anyone any suggestions? Anyone been lucky to see a Marsh Tit/Willow Tit in a Reserve or in their garden area? Regards Kathy and Dave