Each year the BOU awards a series of small grants (up to £1000) to support ornithological research projects around the world. These projects range from pure...
Hi all, I've decided to off-load my collection of Birds of the Western Palearctic (minus Vol 6 which for some reason I never bought)and if anybody is...
Found a nice-looking imm Med Gull at Dorney Wetlands this morning, near Manor Farm Bridge, busily giving the Blackheads a bit of bossing around. Two Hobbies...
Even less chance of a Berks' Puffin now: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7434258.stm NB No sign of the immature Peregrine perching on the BT tower since...
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Jun 4, 2008 6:51 pm
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The Peregrine was on the Telecom Building at 6.40 am this morning. Regards Paul [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
The birds was on the west side of the BT tower, overlooking the Post office car park, on Monday evening at 17:30, but not Tuesday evening, or this evening as I...
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Jun 4, 2008 7:10 pm
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The Woolhampton sighting today has confirmed my suspicians that there was one in the area, I am sure I had it over my garden in Purley On Thames on Saturday...
Hi all, According to an article in this week's Newbury Weekly News, the peregrine is thought to be one of two falconers' birds that escaped during a display at...
Amazingly, it is the same person who gave the talk at the TABCG. Just shows the dedication of some people - she is a voluntary worker and does not get paid for...
Hello Another interesting news item from the BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7446647.stm Try saying Phylogentic after two pints at a DGS get together!...
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Jun 11, 2008 6:44 pm
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Hooded Merganser admitted to Category A of the British List. Full details can be found at http://newsbou.blogspot.com/ ... Steve P. Dudley Senior Administrator...
Hello all This was on the Independents website this evening: ...
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Jun 16, 2008 7:04 pm
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Quail calling tonight from 10pm, in paddocks opposite Canon Court Farm, Canon Court Lane, between Furze Platt and Cookham Dean at SU875836. Had been heard...
... Farm, ... Had been ... All, Along similar lines, I had two telephone conversations today relating to a calling Corncrake on the NE side of Hurst - in the...
Birds and birding in Berkshire, EnglandAny of you not involved with Berkshire/BTO Bird Atlas work (not many of you I hope!) might like to be reminded that now...
The CORNCRAKE was present again for its 10th consecutive evening just north of Hurst tonight, calling fairly regularly from 2035 until 2200 when I and others...
2 Little Gulls on East Marsh, Dorney Wetlands, since 08.55 this morning (found by Kevin Duncan), and still present mid-morning. Both imms but in different...
Following Dave Morris's very welcome call, I enjoyed distant views of the summer-plumaged RED-NECKED GREBE this evening (1945-2015 hours) showing in the area...
Any news on the Corncrake since 24th? I have been out of country since 16th and as ex Hurst resident could not believe my unfortunate timing!! Cheers Adam ...
... since 16th and as ex Hurst resident could not believe my unfortunate timing!! Your return timing doesn't look great either! No news since 24th but I expect...
From Birdguides this afternoon: 27/06 14:16 BERKSHIRE : Corncrake, Hurst [A] still calling in wheat field between A321 and Hogmoor Lane at c.SU794745 ...
For those interested ... I have put the photos I took in April & May this year on my site: http://www.birdsofberkshire.co.uk go to the "Blog" page to see pics...
Hi all, Nice to see that the www.berksbirds.co.uk website gets a mention in Nicola Chester's weekly nature column in the Newbury Weekly News (mainly about the ...
Hello The following was on the Met Office website this week, talking about the long term climate change predicted for the UK. ...
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Jul 12, 2008 11:47 am
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Saw a small child being chased by a duck at Black Swan Lake on tonight's episode of 'Animals Do The Funniest Things.' The things you feel forced to watch when...
Hi all, Listening to Radio Berkshire this morning (sad, I know, but I wanted the travel news), they had Jonathan Shaw, Minister for the South East, talking ...
