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Colour Ringed Black-headed Gulls

Tim Ball — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:21:15 GMT

In an effort to understand more about the survival and movements of local Black-headed Gulls we colour ringed 100 chicks at Hosehill in June - these birds have

Re: Red kites

Brian Clews — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:52:19 GMT

HI Bruce - yes, it is a regular thing round here that as soon as the tractors are out, kites appear from nowhere. Even though they don't always fly

Re: Red kites

Michael Hunt — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:40:17 GMT

Further to the debate, you can see two Red Kites over the area of Rangers Gate, Windsor Great Park, more or less at any time, but as I reported on Friday 19th

Re: Crow

Paul Bright-Thomas — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:30:57 GMT

Since I entered it as "Carrion Crow" it probably went largely unnoticed that I saw a similar (or the same) bird in the same place last Tuesday. At least it's a

Crow

Marek Walford — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:20:30 GMT

Hi, Jerry has posted a photo of a "crow" at Aldworth (he wasn't implying it is a Carrion Crow) at http://www.berksbirds.co.uk/photos.asp that clearly has some

Re: Red kites

Bruce Archer — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:26:02 GMT

This seems to be well established behaviour. I had a report the other day of a Kite actually perched on the tractor which was mowing grass. It was not clear if

Re: Red kites

COLIN HUMPHREY — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:25:34 GMT

Talking of red kites. this summer I have noticed kites clearly following, 'not the plough' but the mower. Last weekend near to Malders Lane, Maidenhead five

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Mike Turton — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:39:56 GMT

See attached note from hoslist. Mike

Greenham Common in the news

stephen.graham5@... — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:29:43 GMT

Hello After the controversy over unleashed dogs on Greenham common, last weeks Newbury weekly carried a report about Chinook helicopters allegedly landing on

Re: Red kites

Brian Clews — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:11:14 GMT

Mike I wonder if it is simply the two facts working together. The Kites seem to call quite regularly, and presumably will do so more frequently if there are

Red kites

Mike Turton — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:58:41 GMT

I've had an email from someone who took part in the red Kite & Buzzard survey back in 2006 noting that she was seeing more kites than in previous years and

Otmoor RSPB MARSH WARBLER

LGREUK400@... — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:08:55 GMT

Phil Barnett has just found a singing male MARSH WARBLER at Otmoor RSPB this evening, the bird showing well and singing from the edge of the reedbed and in

Lower farm hide empty

stephen.graham5@... — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:09:42 GMT

Hello all I went into the hide at Lower farm this afternoon to find it striped of posters, wipe boards, books and record sheets. I presume this is to pre-empt

Grazeley 28/5/09

berks_bto_rep — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:11:28 GMT

Good one Geoff. Don't forget to submit your records for the Atlas if you haven't already will you? And a general reminder to all Berkshire birders - now is a

Grazeley 28/5/09

geoff young — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:06:07 GMT

Joined forces with a local Berks birder to find at least 2 Spotted Flycatches in the churchyard this afternoon, very active. Also seen : Chiff Chaff, Blackcap,