Smew - Charvil Country Park - 1 Mar 02 I would like to thank the person who posted the sighting (Berkshire Bird News) of Smew yesterday, at Charvil Country...
TO BTO Migration Watch organiser (and WebMaster), I wanted to register my Migration Watch site as being in Berkshire (since that's where it is!) but my county...
On 01 March 2002 Paul Bright-Thomas wrote :- PBT> We don't exist!!! Yes, I had a worrying time this morning trying to register ! - but then I found "West...
Visited Bury Down on the Ridgeway just west of the A34 this afternoon. Brian Clews is right, there is some superb birding in this under watched area. Bit...
Hi All, Steady progress while we await the early migrants. We could have Wheatear and Sand Martin on next week's list. Marek has extended his lead and ...
In a message dated 03/03/2002 18:50:48 GMT Standard Time, ... There were 3 of us plus one unidentified birder up there yesterday but so spread out over such a...
Iain Glad you found the Smew at Charvil (TGP4?). I think they may be the same group that has occupied TGP5 (Lands End Lake) adjacent for a short while now. I...
Brian Clews
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Mar 4, 2002 8:49 am
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It seems that the celebrated Nikon Coolpix 995 digital camera is soon to be replaced by the 5 Mpixel D5000. 995's are therefore reduced in price ... I bought...
Many black-headed gulls on Smallmead gravel pit recently in various stages of brown-hoodedness ... one interesting bird today had dark ear coverts and lores,...
Not sure who was reporting both Slav Grebe and the Merganser at Wraysbury today, but Derek Barker & I gave all the pits a fair thrashing this afternoon and saw...
Brian Clews
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Mar 6, 2002 8:12 am
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it appears as it has gone around the various news providers Wraybury res became GP and one or two other reports are muddled up........... hate to think what...
As some of you may know, Yahoogroups was down for over 24 hours recently. Emails posted during that period should have been queued and should gradually filter...
Several of us visited this afternoon from about 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Not a sign of the SEOs :-( It was cold too! Lots of other nice birds though, and I'm sure...
I do not known who entered it into the database, but wraysbury Res is NOT in Berkshire, but Surrey entering none berks records only causes the County recorder...
Another thing to bear in mind is that Wraysbury Res is strictly no access, (unless the duck counters had gained access for the day?) so sightings from such...
Brian Clews
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Mar 7, 2002 11:57 am
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Brian, ... This is an uniformed piece of information, which perhaps without knowing the exact position should be refrained from, especially when put,...
Thames water have now placed two Peregrines nest boxes on west London reservoirs. Once is at Queen Mother Res and the other up this winter is at Wraysbury Res....
Hi All, A relatively quiet week, but steady progress. Marek is the first to add Sand Martin to his list on an un-spring-like weekend, moving the combined ...
I have been unable to access www.berksbirds.co.uk at all today so some news: 1. Over the border - the directions on RBA for the Siberian Chiffchaff were not...
... Sorry if this is already well known (I'm new here) but there have been a pair of Egyptian Geese at the Mill Pond in Bracknell at least since mid-Jan. A few...
Bren, Re Tristis Chiff' Take the road South through little Marlow from the B4155 (Marrow --Bourne end) go past Church and keep on past small sign saying...
Hi Bren, I haven't been to see the chiffchaff, but I think I know the place that the various services are referring to. Leave the Marlow - Bourne End Road at...
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Mar 11, 2002 4:45 pm
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Adrian said of the tristis >It was still there at lunch time 1315-1415< ... and still there at 4pm. Also, Dave Fuller and Lee Evans put me onto both Ringed and...
Brian Clews
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Mar 11, 2002 5:11 pm
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In a message dated 11/03/2002 16:47:26 GMT Standard Time, Lesjfinch@... ... Ahhh.. Les, you speak our language!! But many thanks to all who provided more...
I believe the "cottages" are those referred to as you take the path from the fishermans car park in church lane towards the pit. the inference is that the...
