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Saturday, 4 March 2017




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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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  • *** Reading ***
  • Ghosts of Spain -Giles Tremlett
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  • The Jewel Box - Tim Blackburn
  • Meetings with Moths - Katty Baird
  • British Warblers (CNN) - Eric Simms
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  • Mendelssohn - 5 Symphonies - Kurt Masur
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  • Under the Covers (Best of) - Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs
  • Bare Bones - Madeleine Peyroux

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Oft-used Websites

  • Birdguides
  • British Bugs
  • BTO
  • Druridge Diary
  • Hampshire Going Birding
  • Hampshire Moths - Flying tonight
  • Hants IOW Wildlife Trust
  • Historical Birds
  • James Lowen
  • Jamie Partridge
  • Jon Dunn
  • Steven Falk's Hovers
  • Sussex Ornithological Society

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