Can anyone enlighten me please? What reasons might there be that 12-15 white doves (plus another dozen wood pigeons and other multi coloured pigeons) - so...
In the last 3 days i've been frustrated by 2 bird sightings. The first of which was on Saturday at the Ouse washes. I was walking with my grandfather through a...
On the G&M Growers pits: Woods Sand - juv still Green Sand - 7 Common Sand - 1 Dunlin - 1 ad Lapwing - c.50 Steve ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Blain, Stephen
stephen.blain@...
Aug 1, 2006 12:10 pm
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Steffan You are certainly lucky in so far as your grandfather takes you out birding. It is often very difficult to be certain about birds you have never seen...
Hi Diana & All, first I am not replying to this because I consider myself an expert, more in sympathy ! It is possible the doves and pigeons are taking...
Biggleswade Raven sightings: Tuesday last 25/7, 2 southwards Friday last 28/7, 1 southwards, mobbed by several Crows Saturday 29/7, 2 southwards again mobbed...
Alan, Were these observations made either in the morning/evening or at various times of the day? I suspect that they are heading to/from their roosting site...
Ah, re-read your posting- Your sightings are made in the morning but you are not seeing them returning in the evening! Jackdaws and Rooks head off to roost...
1 Little Egret and 2 Garganey on wetland 3 at MVCP this morning. Per Steve Northwood. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Blain, Stephen
stephen.blain@...
Aug 2, 2006 9:45 am
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From Bidguides today: 11:02 02/08/06 Wood Sandpiper Beds Broom GPs juvenile still on G&M Growers Pits this morning 22:03 01/08/06 Wood Sandpiper Beds...
Blain, Stephen
stephen.blain@...
Aug 2, 2006 10:04 am
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As per bird info services, 31/7/06 juv Med Gull on main lake late afternoon (MT and Matt Burgess) - this bird had a rather thin bill 1/8/06 juv Med Gull...
Hi All, Unless they were hiding up in the trees, or in the new cafe, or playing on the swings and slides there were NO Whoopers present on the river at all...
One fieldfare was found on Sandy Ridge, the land to the east of The Lodge Gatehouse on Monday morning (31/7) during the final survey of the season. Has this...
My first visit since last winter (too early to view too well through the trees). At least four broods of Tufted Ducks Pair of Great crested Grebes with one...
I've put the date on this as I seem to be getting mails in a random order at the moment. G&M Pits at about 14:00 - 1 Wood Sandpiper. Not much else about...
Steve, you beat me to it. Just to confirm his posting, plus a Common Snipe on Peacock's Island and a couple of Turnstones near the large BH Gull gathering....
Mike If you want some back there are two at Dunstable STW that you are more than welcome to !! cheers Rob ... From: michael russell To: beds birds Sent:...
From Birdguides: 14:51 02/08/06 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Beds Podington 10:00 male on peanut feeder in a private garden briefly mid-morning ......
Blain, Stephen
stephen.blain@...
Aug 2, 2006 3:27 pm
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I saw this fellow first thing this morning. To be honest I haven't seen all that many. Can you tell me what makes this a juvenile? Remember I don't do tertials...
Steve - Do Lesser Spots EVER feed at peanut feeders? I'd want to know that this was seen by an experienced birder who FULLY realises that juvenile Great Spots...
Hi Simon Just opened computer to find 35 messages, most devoted to streamlining the NBBR system? John Simon Nichols <simon.nichols@...> wrote: Hi John ...
Hi Tim et al. An excellent B&B in Northumberland had Middle Spotted Pecker on their feeder list. They wouldn't have it when I told them the world and his dog...
Hi John, The Wood Sand was aged as a juv because it looks nice and neat (no worn feathering which an adult will have by now) as well as having brownie-yellow ...
Steve - Touché! Well-researched response. Thank you.- Tim * ... From: Steve Blain To: TimSharrock Cc: bedsbirds@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 02,...
I always wondered what NBBR stood for. Going back to recent sightings at MVCP, may I ask if there is a particular area of this site that birders make for? I...
Hi Tim I share your scepticism. But I have bumped into several visitors at The Lodge who have seen them on the feeders - I never have - wrong time, wrong place...
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