http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/ London Birders Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:56:12 GMT mark pearson http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10768 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10768 Have fun all - have to rehearse tmw eve for a show in Cambridge the following night. Recommended for all newcomers - the vast majority of London birders are Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:27:27 GMT mark pearson http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10767 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10767 hi Andrew, I do, so count me in, and thanks (not for distribution though, I'll let you know when I've a couple of years to spare). Deleting extinctions -  now Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:26:38 GMT Andrew Self http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10766 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10766 I don't know if anyone else keeps a mammal list but I guess there must be a few who do. I didn't really want to pay £25 for a book version of a checklist so I Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:17:37 GMT Andrew Self http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10765 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10765 Just a reminder that the next birders bevvy is tomorrow (Friday) at the Mad Bishop in Paddington Station (upper concourse, above the shops) from 6pm onwards. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:59:25 GMT Alan Reynolds http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10764 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10764 Hi All There are still a few places left on a workshop being run by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust on Saturday 4th July, at Hudnall Common, near Great Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:06:22 GMT david@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10763 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10763 0842 hrs and a Crossbill heads north over my garden calling as I head off on the school run. Nice start to the day David Darrell-Lambert Bird Brain UK Mobile Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:59:36 GMT Michael F http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10762 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10762 And another. Green Sandpiper on the foreshore in Fulham this lunchtime. A peachy 59 for the year. Cheers Michael ... -- http://countingcoots.blogspot.com/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:41:28 GMT Paul Hyland http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10761 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10761 Gary, any leverage on Schedule 1 bird protection to delay preliminary work? I believe this covers protection of the young of such species who may forage in the Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:53:31 GMT John Archer http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10760 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10760 Sorry, I forgot the Hurlingham Club in Fulham, so it's the only mature woodland beside the Thames between Fulham and Thamesmead - that's about 30km of river! Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:46:15 GMT John Archer http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10759 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10759 Gary I think the copse at East India Dock Basin is the only mature woodland immediately beside the Thames between Kew and Thamesmead. Cheers, John Archer Mail Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:18:46 GMT Gary A James http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10758 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10758 Hi All I attended yesterdays meeting and if the planned proposals go ahead, then yes, it is the end for the nature reserve. London Thames Gateway and Thames 21 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:54:55 GMT John Archer http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10757 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10757 I've added Rainham and Staines to the Site Lists table http://editthis.info/londonbirders/Site_List_2009#League_Table (using 136 as the Staines total, if Ken Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:57:13 GMT Johnny Allan http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10756 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10756 Hi Chris, this bird resembles a female Collared Flycatcher but whether there is enough here to rule out other possibilities, I don't know. I remember ploughing Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:47:13 GMT Christopher Langsdon http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10755 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10755 No the bird didnt call, if it had of done i wouldnt be worried about it (Not hat im at all worried about its i.d anyway) Christopher Langsdon 07930661402 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:19:04 GMT Ken Purdey http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10754 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbirders/message/10754 The very unofficial year list to date for the area from the eastern boundary of Staines Res through to the western boundary of Staines Moor stands at 137.