In a message dated 31/08/2003 15:43:46 GMT Daylight Time, ... Whilst it is obvious that there must be a threat of catastrophic birdstrikes from Canada Geese...
If perhaps, instead of fitting coloured rings to geese which might fly into the paths of aircraft they had fitted transponders, the 'planes could steer round...
Following on from the recent discussion about moths.. My son ran a race at Highclere Castle yesterday and whilst walking around the "Secret Garden" area he...
I've just looked at BOU online at www.bou.org.uk - where it categorises Ruddy Shelduck as 'D' (the list follows the new order with Waterfowl at the beginning ...
Hi Chris and Chris, I don't know if I'm going blind, but I have looked at the BOU list several times in the last couple of days on two different machines, and...
Paul, ... can't see ... All you say is true but at http://www.bou.org.uk/reccats.html it is mentioned in the description of category C5 as follows: "C5...
Paul, ... can't see ... All you say is true but at http://www.bou.org.uk/reccats.html it is mentioned in the description of category C5 as follows: "C5...
Brian - Canada's were not here at all, before man decided to dump them here:)) ... From: Brian Clews [mailto:brian.clews@...] Sent: 01 September 2003...
I did not think was completely mad ... From: Chris Heard [mailto:bse240@...] Sent: 01 September 2003 18:09 To: Marek Walford; BERKSBIRDS@yahoogroups.com ...
Hope nobody minds this, but many of the clubs and groups in the two counties are about to enter a new season of meetings and trips so I thought I would...
In case lifeforms other than birds are recorded at Hosehill NR, I thought someone might be interested to know that the other members of my family returned from...
No. 624 in s series of 10,000! This morning I looked out of the bedroom window and there were no less than 4 Nuthatches on the smallish flat roof over our...
Hi all. After the original weather forecast for today I had planned some PC work and a few jobs at home, but the revised forecast tempted me out onto 'my'...
Hi all, The Ruddy Duck at Lavell's Lake has been reported as a female/immature. There's a photo on my website. Does anybody know much about ageing Ruddy Ducks?...
Ducks of Britain (Gooders and Boyer) state that only adult males in winter plumage have the bare cheeks. As to ageing, present government policy seems to...
... winter ... The Collins Guide shows juv Ruddy Duck as having clean cheeks and the female having the line across the cheek (like the Lavell's bird). Do juvs...
An update on the Berkshire birds seen this year reveals the following list of 203 species. At this time last year we were on 196. I may well have missed some...
I've just noticed the following announcement in the latest Berks Birds Bulletin. Presumably ROC members will get one free of charge. Does anyone know when? ...
Dear all Re the Olsen Gull book discussed previously on this list (below) some of you may have noticed the post on EBN yesterday from one of the contributing...
Gulls: Ugly white sea birds. Who needs a book ? ... From: Stephen Welch To: BERKSBIRDS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 11:06 AM Subject:...
I will be posting the report, together with the 2003/4 programme etc tomorrow to ROC members. Non-members are welcome to purchase the report (£4 + 50p p&p)....
Hi everyone Although I'll probably regret this, I thought I'd let it be known that a Death's Head Hawkmoth emerged at my home today and I will be allowing...
Oh no! Just seen the news about the Bittern. What a great shame. Perhaps it was injured after all by the tagging system it had earlier? Let's hope the breeding...
... Perhaps it ... It's been limping for a while. I've been in touch with the RSPB. They made noises about doing something but only seriously this week. ...
Reports on the pagers described the wryneck as "showing well" on Sunday. Anyone know when this was? It apparently showed fleetingly and poorly on Monday, late...
Follow this link to information and trailer of a film titled Winged Migration (based, no doubt, on the best selling atlas). www.wingedmigration.com I hope the...
