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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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  • Ghosts of Spain -Giles Tremlett
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  • Meetings with Moths - Katty Baird
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  • Around the world in 80 Birds - Mike Unwin
  • The Orchid Hunter - Leif Bersweden
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  • Mendelssohn - 5 Symphonies - Kurt Masur
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  • Photo-finish Rory Gallagher
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