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Friday, 14 March 2025

Second week of March

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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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  • Panasonic G9 + Olympus 90mm 3.5 macro + Lumix 100-300mm + Lowepro Tahoe
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  • *** Reading ***
  • Ghosts of Spain -Giles Tremlett
  • The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Bettany Hughes
  • The Jewel Box - Tim Blackburn
  • Meetings with Moths - Katty Baird
  • The Lost Paths - Jack Cornish
  • Around the world in 80 Birds - Mike Unwin
  • *** Listening ***
  • Hell-on - Neko Case
  • Breakfast in Bed - Joan Osborne
  • Mendelssohn - 5 Symphonies - Kurt Masur
  • Mirage - Camel
  • Classic Kennedy - Nigel Kennedy
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  • Bare Bones - Madeleine Peyroux
  • Roll With It - Steve Winwood
  • Drastic Fantastic- K T Tunstall
  • Photo-finish Rory Gallagher
  • Come and Find Me - Robin Trower

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Oft-used Websites

  • Birdguides
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