Hi Chris, I was looking on the pit by the shops (where the Black-throated Diver was). It was getting pretty dark! I thought I saw a Scaup but to be honest it...
... Did anyone try for it today? The weather looks reasonable tomorrow morning ... history would seem to say there's a 50:50 chance of it hanging around???...
Hi Chris Where the 1st winter drakes, obviously 1st winters? On Saturday there was a Scaup type male - adult on the Smew pit by the disabled skiing lake, but...
... Yes - just a 'postage stamp' of grey on the scapulars, the rest of the upperparts dark tan (retained juv feathers). ... head, ... slightly ... was ... ...
Hi all, I'm thinking of getting a CD of bird calls/songs that I can put on to my mobile phone for use in the field. I like to think that I know the songs and...
Calls of Eastern Vagrants by Hannu Jannes has got to be a good starting point, would be interested to hear what else is on the market. Dave ... From: Mike...
Birdguides have a mp3-based set of bird calls and songs in their catalogue: http://www.birdguides.com/catalogue/BirdGuides_2009_hi.pdf The European Birds mp3...
Mike I have the no longer available 10 CD set by Jean Roche of bird song for Europe & north Africa from Wildsounds, some 700 species. I have ripped them to MP3...
Hi all I finally managed to find an hour to visit the Common Scoter at Dorney. It was at about the 1400metres point on the return lake. Also present one red...
Hello all, Just wondering if anyone could recommend a route through Swinley Forest - I've never been before. Going past where the great grey shrike has been...
HI Tony, yes it arrived, and there were one or two responses. Maybe the Swiss Alps are too rarified for UK Airwaves? I see you escaped the Berks Bird Atlas...
By way of looking on all the lakes I was doing Atlas Roving Records for today, yes, but it didn't show. I also asked several other folk who were there looking...
Regarding Lesser Scaup, there was a thread on Birdforum asking why they've become more common in recent years: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=128616...
Hi Chris Thanks Never got to see the bill either - would not look up even when it virtually bumped into something! all the best Chris Lamsdell Birdlife Cyprus...
Hi Mark If you look at the Swinley Forest "more info" page from here: http://www.birdsofberkshire.co.uk/Swinely%20Forest.htm there's a "walk-thu" site guide...
Unusual event in the garden this morning; I had more Blackcaps than House Sparrows! (4m 1f). One male was nectaring on Mahonia, the others were in Ivy. Given I...
Hi Brian, I've currently got 1m 1f in my garden in caversham, that come to my feeders. This will be the 3rd winter that I've had blackcaps, it peaked last year...
This is the third winter that I've been ringing in my Caversham Heights garden. I have caught small numbers of Blackcaps each year: 4 during Nov-Dec 2006, one...
Hello Brian, No Blackcaps in the garden yet or on my wanderings in the countryside, however Blackbirds are everywhere over the last couple of days where I...
Hi Brian Fleeting separate visits from 1m and 1f so far just up the road from you in S Bucks, so nothing unusual for me. What I assume is due to the cold...
A rather striking Great Tit has been visiting my parents garden in Hurst recently. It has a completely black head/hood, with the normal white cheeks black,...
Is this one of the Surrey birds that have been well known for some time I wonder? 'Their' GTs also have all black heads and no white on the wings, and they...
Hi Brian Thanks for this - I hadn't realised that this was a known form from Surrey. I did a search on google images for melanistic great tit and the first...
Hi Jerry Presumably the same two returning Siberian Chiffchaffs from last winter Best wishes Lee [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... winter Not sure ... is that likely? Graham Stephenson (found the sibes last year) said he'd had 'grey' chiffies at the site in previous years so I've been...
It is VERY likely. Siberian Chiffchaffs have always shown site fidelity in the UK and they are still not that common - despite the number of reports. I hope to...
Mike One word of warning on Scopac or similar - in a strong wind they act like a ships sail and have the very real potential to blow over (esp behind your back...
Thanks for the warning. I got one of the lite model with the mesh back, but will watch out in high winds - I've had my scope blow over without the aid of a...
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