Dean Reeves

Willow Warblers moving south now. Nice to have one visit the bird bath our North Somerset garden. @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social
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20+ Swifts and juv Peregrine over garden in Worle, w-s-m

Another fab days birding in Northumberland with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social distant views of the American Golden Plover at Holy island and American black Tern at Long Nanny also lots of Little & Arctic Tern too. Roseate Terns on Coquet Island with the usual Terns & lots of Puffin too.

Great to catch up with some Dotterel this morning with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social In Cwm Cadlan.

Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social)

Birding on the Isle of Portland with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social 17 Little Terns,
8 Sandwich Terns, Little Owl,
21 Swallows, 2 Whinchat,
6 Wheatear & 2 Whitethroats.
A seawatch at the bill,
7 Manx's, 60+ Com Scoters, 45 Barwits, 6 Whimbrel &
5 RT Divers.
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A fab 1st days birding in a 3 day trip to Wales with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social
Notable birds seen, 10 Black Grouse, 6 Red Grouse, Whinchat, 9 Wheatears,
5 Black Guillemots, 2 Hooded Crows, 18 Chough, 3 Manx,
8 Kitts and GN Diver.

Great to see Diane and yourself too Ian. Yes pleasant birding at Chew.

Great days birding in Somerset with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social best birds seen. At Tealham Moor,
1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatears &
4 Yellow Wags. At Chew valley Lake, Black Tern,
Common Tern, Little Gull,
Whimbrel, Hobby and a pair of Lesser Scaup.
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Pre work vizmig for an hour at Western approach, Severnside. 2 Swallows and 6 Sand Martins heading NE.
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Enjoyable days birding around Somerset with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social
3 Marsh Tits at Swell Wood, also Treecreeper and Nuthatch.
Bittern booming at RSPB Ham Wall, a few Marsh Harriers, Goldcrest and lots of Lapwing.
Weston Beach had Dunlin, Redshank, Lapwing & Oystercatchers.

A wet but enjoyable days birding with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social at @slimbridge-wild.bsky.social with 67 species seen. Great to catch up with @andy-1963.bsky.social and @karleburford.bsky.social

Birding today in Somerset with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social
Great views of Least Sandpiper at WWT Steart Marshes and a cracking female Merlin at rspb Greylake.

Happy new year everyone

That's birding Karle. It was a nice day out, good to chat with a few birders.

Just got home after a disappointing birding trip to Kent with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social
No sign of the Yellow Warbler or the Scops Owl. Had Firecrest though.

A quick visit yesterday to Chew valley Lake with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social before lunch. 15 GW Egrets seen, also BN Grebe, 6 L Egrets, 2 M Harriers, Grey Wag, 30+ GC Grebes, 2 Goldeneye and lots of Com Gulls.

Very nice Kyle.

Birding today with Karen @hobbylovinglife.bsky.social Kevin & @jkylesmith.bsky.social at rspb Greylake to see the Baikal Teal. Also seen,
7 Com Cranes, (f) Merlin,
Barn Owl, 2 M Harriers,
3 Com Snipe, Cattle Egret,
Kestrel & Buzzard.
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When you buy something, you expect it to work.
I enjoy repairing and modifying.

My anti-rotation pin broke on My plate, was plastic. Manfrotto. So I found a tiny screw/bolt, hacksawed to length and used Araldite and glued it in.

Hi Peter, I use a Benro Mach 3 CF tripod & Manfrotto MVH500AH fluid head. Very stable. Used with a Swaro 95

Ah brilliant 👍

Thank you Paul, will get Karen to do the same tomorrow. 👍

Hi Paul, can you add me please, cheers.

Berghaus are very good, especially with Gore Tex lining. Leather is best but I don't like too much stitching as this is where water gets in. Treat them with water resistant type wax etc.

£150 Scarpa walking boots. Rubbish.

Hi Carl, where did you purchase that feeder, T.I.A.