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For cost of P1100,can get a 2nd hand DSLR & lens.I use a Nikon D7100 & Sigma 150-600 C, both came 2nd hand cheap.A bridge camera zooms out v slow as its motorized zoom.(many missed shots) With DSLR lens zooming in is v fast as it is manual twist out. If weight is an issue, maybe consider M43
November 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
For cost of P1100,can get a 2nd hand DSLR & lens.I use a Nikon D7100 & Sigma 150-600 C, both came 2nd hand cheap.A bridge camera zooms out v slow as its motorized zoom.(many missed shots) With DSLR lens zooming in is v fast as it is manual twist out. If weight is an issue, maybe consider M43
Thank you for your insight. It's sad isn't it when you see a bird and the nagging doubt makes you reject it, although there might be every possibility of it being a genuine wild bird.
October 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Thank you for your insight. It's sad isn't it when you see a bird and the nagging doubt makes you reject it, although there might be every possibility of it being a genuine wild bird.
Thanks for the helpful response
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Thanks for the helpful response
One sees rare waterfowl at Marshside and inevitably one ponders on the fact that a mere 8 miles away at martin Mere is a collection of captive exotic wildfowl - including Ross's Geese. The sad possibility the birds concerned are escapees , looms large.
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One sees rare waterfowl at Marshside and inevitably one ponders on the fact that a mere 8 miles away at martin Mere is a collection of captive exotic wildfowl - including Ross's Geese. The sad possibility the birds concerned are escapees , looms large.
Glad you saw the chiffs the shortie and the spotfly. Were there any blackwits or barwits around?
September 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Glad you saw the chiffs the shortie and the spotfly. Were there any blackwits or barwits around?
Stop overreacting
June 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Stop overreacting
One laments the proliferating activity of not only looking for LSW nests, but actually filming the young inside the nest. No good purpose is achieved. it is faux science my friends. Leave them alone and it will be better for the birds, believe me.
June 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
One laments the proliferating activity of not only looking for LSW nests, but actually filming the young inside the nest. No good purpose is achieved. it is faux science my friends. Leave them alone and it will be better for the birds, believe me.
Many thanks for this fascinating info. I expect they are not too difficult to spot on a visit during the breeding season.
April 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Many thanks for this fascinating info. I expect they are not too difficult to spot on a visit during the breeding season.
Thats great to hear. Please may I enquire: are Great Skuas common there?
April 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Thats great to hear. Please may I enquire: are Great Skuas common there?
It is indeed a marvellous sighting. Did many birders see it? Is it hanging around that vicinity at present?
March 31, 2025 at 4:51 AM
It is indeed a marvellous sighting. Did many birders see it? Is it hanging around that vicinity at present?
I imagine those knot were red knot were they not, If not I know not what
March 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I imagine those knot were red knot were they not, If not I know not what
Thats lovely. In the UK we have woodpecker poverty with only 3 types LOL
March 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thats lovely. In the UK we have woodpecker poverty with only 3 types LOL
Maybe a syrian and a green?
March 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Maybe a syrian and a green?
Thank you so much. Thats fine, and i understand fully your caution
March 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thank you so much. Thats fine, and i understand fully your caution
Great pics. Which general area were these seen please?
March 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Great pics. Which general area were these seen please?
Thank you so much. I must make the long journey and try again next winter after failing at Glensee last August. It would be nice to see them while they are in their glorious white plumage
February 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Thank you so much. I must make the long journey and try again next winter after failing at Glensee last August. It would be nice to see them while they are in their glorious white plumage
Great stuff. Is there a good spot for Rock Ptarmigan please?
February 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Great stuff. Is there a good spot for Rock Ptarmigan please?
Yes, I think what you say is indeed the case in the Canaries. I did see paler birds mixed in with normal ones. It may be they sometimes breed doves in this part of the world and feral birds get mixed in with wild ones. I just don't know but your post was very good food for thought
February 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Yes, I think what you say is indeed the case in the Canaries. I did see paler birds mixed in with normal ones. It may be they sometimes breed doves in this part of the world and feral birds get mixed in with wild ones. I just don't know but your post was very good food for thought
One has noticed a lot of pale Collared Doves among normal ones whilst visiting Gran Canaria. Some people think these might be Barbary Doves or hybrids or something. But going off what you say here, it seems to me likely those ones could be schizochroic ones too. What do you think please?
February 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
One has noticed a lot of pale Collared Doves among normal ones whilst visiting Gran Canaria. Some people think these might be Barbary Doves or hybrids or something. But going off what you say here, it seems to me likely those ones could be schizochroic ones too. What do you think please?
putting tattoos on vulnerable clients. The coloration and sharpness doesnt last long but the disfiguration sadly does
February 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
putting tattoos on vulnerable clients. The coloration and sharpness doesnt last long but the disfiguration sadly does
But with thermal, a bird gets spotted that would otherwise have remained undiscovered. I saw a video, in which a birder used the thermal to spot one, after which he then ventured closer in an attempt to photograph the bird. Without a thermal he wouldn't have even become aware of the bird.
February 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
But with thermal, a bird gets spotted that would otherwise have remained undiscovered. I saw a video, in which a birder used the thermal to spot one, after which he then ventured closer in an attempt to photograph the bird. Without a thermal he wouldn't have even become aware of the bird.