Black Country news and blogs Tuesday 26 August 2014
Wild Tamworth with Moocher
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Kingfisher Phonescoped. 
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 22 Aug 14
Sometimes an opportunity presents itself and you try and capture the moment.
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On the Train.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 20 Aug 14
I read recently while researching nature reserves, that RSPB Leighton Moss reserve is only 500 yards from Silverdale Train station.
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Travelling about a bit.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 16 Aug 14
Back from Norfolk and still making the most of my holiday.
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Novagrade Smartphone Adapter – An Update.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 8 Aug 14
A few people have been in touch to ask me how I am getting on with my Novagrade smartphone adapter, so I thought I would update.
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Pacific Golden Plover – Revisited.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 29 Jul 14
I rushed to Middleton to see the Pacific Golden Plover on Saturday, the first day it was reported.
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Pacific Golden Plover – Middleton RSPB
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 26 Jul 14
A probable American Golden Plover was reported today at Middleton RSPB.
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Back to Seeswood Pool
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 25 Jul 14
It was too hot to do much for most of the day, so as it cooled off a little in the evening, I went back to Seaswood to see if the Night Heron was still around.
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Night Heron
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 22 Jul 14
Seeswoods pool Warwickshire had a Night Heron reported today.
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The Best Camera is ………
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 22 Jul 14
There is an old saying to do with photography that you hear time and time again.
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Hot and Stormy.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 19 Jul 14
Friday evening saw Pete and I head off to Middleton RSPB in the hope of seeing the Great White Egret that had been reported.
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Going your own way.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 12 Jul 14
This time of year is a bit quiet here in the Midlands.
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A few snaps of the week.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 1 Jul 14
Sunday evening Pete and I went to see if the Barn Owl would put in an appearance.
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Points of interest
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 25 Jun 14
I have been avoiding some areas of the Moors recently due to the length of the grass and the height of the nettles.
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Sunday Mornings
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 23 Jun 14
I always venture out early, somewhere local, on Sunday mornings.
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A hour on the river
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 21 Jun 14
Nothing new to report on the local birding front.
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Two Patch Year Ticks.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 19 Jun 14
Monday evening was a real treat in birding terms.
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Out and about.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 17 Jun 14
June in the Midlands is a quiet time for birding.
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A Quiet Weekend
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 8 Jun 14
After the excitement of a Red Backd Shrike, the rest of the weekend was pretty slow.
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Red Backed Shrike.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 5 Jun 14
What a bird! And a very enjoyable evening.
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Point and Shoot – Smartphone Photography.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 31 May 14
Went for a quick walk around Tameside this afternoon as I had a hour to kill and took the scope along.
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A couple of Photo Opportunities.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 27 May 14
Set out this morning around Alvecote pools.
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Positive Feedback.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 25 May 14
It’s very nice to get feedback on my blog and my photograph attempts.
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I’m still playing with the Novagrade adapter
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 18 May 14
When I took the Yellow Wagtail picture, I also took some HD video.
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Novagrade Universal Smartphone Adapter
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 13 May 14
Well, it’s arrived, and initial inspection is very favourable.
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Phonescoping Photography
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 10 May 14
It’s always nice to take a few snapshots of what you happen to have your spotting scope trained on.
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Digiscoping thoughts.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 28 Apr 14
Been out locally using my phone through my scope to capture some of the wildlife I see in my area.
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Make Friends at Middleton
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 23 Apr 14
RSPB Middleton this morning, and another enjoyable visit.
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Make Friends at Middleton
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 23 Apr 14
RSPB Middleton this morning, and another enjoyable visit.
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Local Birding
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 20 Apr 14
An eventful day with plenty of local sites visited.
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Urban Birding
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 15 Apr 14
Had to go to Derby today, so thought I would take the opportunity to check out the nesting Perigrines I have been reading about.
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Nightingale
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 14 Apr 14
Headed off to Cambridgeshire to meet up with a local expert who had offered to put me onto a Nightingale.
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RSPB Middleton revisited
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 9 Apr 14
The birds are dropping in at Middleton this week.
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RSPB Middleton
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 7 Apr 14
After work I noticed a Garganey and a Grey Plover had been reported at Middleton.
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Boys and Toys
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 6 Apr 14
Jon has his new Opticron MM3 Scope, and we met up this morning to test it out.
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The Early Bird
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 4 Apr 14
Went on Moors before work this morning.
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Mad as a March Hare.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 22 Mar 14
Back on the Moors a Friday after work looking to see if the Red-Legged Partridge were still about.
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Targets and a great way to end a day.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 19 Mar 14
Straight home from work, binoculars, Taz and out on the moors.
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“There’s another fine mess you’ve gotten me into !”
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 8 Mar 14
Pete had informed me that it was pretty quiet on the moors at the moment.
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Rivers and Canals
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 2 Mar 14
Tried a new route around the patch today.
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Out for a a Duck.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 1 Mar 14
The weekend is here.
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Back for a Brambling
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 23 Feb 14
I decided that I needed to return to Cannock Chase and attempt to get myself a better Brambling picture.
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The Elusive Brambling
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 21 Feb 14
It seems strange that with some of the birding rarities I have seen, I had still not seen a Brambling.
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Staying Local – Warks Moors
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 20 Feb 14
I didn’t write much for a week or two, now this is my third entry in as many days? Guess it’s having extra time on my hands as I’m on holiday for a week.
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Staffordshire Moorlands. Another Lifer.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 20 Feb 14
Builders in the house, so left Mrs Moocher to the chaos, took my birding equipment and my dog, and dissapered in the direction of the Staffordshire Moorlands.
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Local and A little bit further.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 19 Feb 14
A Yellow Rumped Warbler had me travelling to Durham.
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Red-Flanked Bluetail
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 8 Feb 14
I set off for South Gloucestershire at about midnight, I was well down the M5 and a hour from where I needed to be, and pulled into a motorway services and had a couple of hours sleep in the car.
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Birds amongst the puddles
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 2 Feb 14
So, it’s still raining.
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A Wet Weekend
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 26 Jan 14
It rained, and it rained! With an already waterlogged ground, the mud and surface water in the fields made it difficult and slippery going.
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A Perfect Sunday.
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 19 Jan 14
The day started meeting Jon while it was still dark and going in search of Tawny’s.
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Staying Local
Wild Tamworth with Moocher 18 Jan 14
With the Moors flooded and the Tame and Anker spilling over into the fields, I had to think about where to go this morning.