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Wednesday, 26 October 2016
















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Retired now and birder since 1966. Mostly now birding Hants and West Sussex , looking for hoverflies and taking photos of anything that takes my fancy
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  • Zeiss 8x30 SFL
  • Panasonic G9 + Olympus 90mm 3.5 macro + Lumix 100-300mm + Lowepro Tahoe
  • Swarovski 18-45x65 Balance

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  • Books and Music
  • A Year in the Merde - Stephen Clarke
  • Around the world in 80 Birds - Mike Unwin
  • Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
  • Bare Bones - Madeleine Peyroux
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  • Breakfast in Bed - Joan Osborne
  • Channel Shore - Tom Ford
  • Come and Find Me - Robin Trower
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  • Mendelssohn - 5 Symphonies - Kurt Masur
  • Not Too Late - Norah Jones
  • Photo-finish Rory Gallagher
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  • Wind and Wuthering - Genesis
  • The 8.55 to Baghdad - Andrew Eames
  • The Jewel Box - Tim Blackburn
  • The Lost Paths - Jack Cornish
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