http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/ Birds and birding in Berkshire, England Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:14:47 GMT Renton Righelato http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7622 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7622 On Wednesday (11th november, 8 pm), Gordon Langsbury will be giving his talk on winter birding in New Mexico, "Apache Winter", illustrated with his spectacular Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:42:45 GMT stephen.graham5@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7621 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7621 Hello This was on the Newbury website this morning: http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=11531 but "Anyone who sees signs of hare Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:57:00 GMT fraserdptopl http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7620 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7620 Hi all, Alan Rymer and I were at Bittern Hide looking out for large brown birds, but caught sight of a large white Egret flying over the South East corner of Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:14 GMT glynn.michael.morgan@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7619 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7619 Dear All, Went to Morrocco on holiday this year - gr8 holiday, in part birding as well as beach and souks yummy food and: Our guide along the coast from the SW Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:45:39 GMT Marek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7618 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7618 This would get you excited before you remembered you were in Berkshire... and noticed it wasn't a White's Thrush... and it was wearing a plastic ring... See Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:40:31 GMT ROY YOUNG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7617 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7617 Chris   There you are !   How are Sue and you?  Tell us about what's happended since you moved!   You didn't give us your email address, phone number and Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:39:48 GMT timgball http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7616 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7616 The Bird Ringing Demonstartion organised with the BOC which was due to take place on Sunday 1 November at Padworth Common has been postponed due to the awful Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:26:23 GMT berks_bto_rep http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7615 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7615 We are now half way through the 4-year survey period for the new Berkshire Bird Atlas and you are invited to attend a meeting to be held in Theale Village Hall Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:20:19 GMT Brian Clews http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7614 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7614 Stephen The report relates to a single-observer sighting of a gull with black legs, red bill, dark tail band and a slightly darker mantle than adjacent Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:24:16 GMT stephen.graham5@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7613 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7613 Hello all This was in this evenings weekly newsletter from Birdguides: An adult LAUGHING GULL was reported from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:49:13 GMT Ian Lewington http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7612 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7612 This may be of interest to some. The Oxford Ornithological Society is presenting the annual Bernard Tucker Lecture at a different venue from its previous Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:20:08 GMT h055153b http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7611 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7611 And it was in the Daily Register in the Times today. Text was associated with a pic of a Stonechat!!!!!!!!!! Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:52:44 GMT Brian Clews http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7610 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7610 Well said, Mic, tho I suspect the 400+ in the Chilterns would nowadays be regarded as far too low for an estimate. There are probably at least that number Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:16:49 GMT Mic Morgan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7609 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7609 Hi Living in Reading, it is wonderful to see Red Kites on an almost daily basis, although I dont't know if the picture in Scotland is universally so bright I Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:47:27 GMT LGREUK400@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7608 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BERKSBIRDS/message/7608 Not only are we blessed with an exceptionally burgeoning population of RED KITES but the reintroduction in Scotland is now finally going from strength to