+++This site is far far to complicated to enter a sighting I have been trying for over an hour,complete nonsense,it wont accept pass words[that were right ,give you other ones that are unrememberable!! especially if you are out on site as I was earlier.I observed,at Springwell lake one goldeneye female with one duckling ,that was diving all the time at 19.40 this evening,The other week I recorded a female with 7 ducklings.
I really dont have the time to enter this stuff anymore will use other sites.
Sanderson Topham (talk) 20:26, May 22, 2014 (UTC)Sanderson Topham
All news should be welcome on this community (ie not subscribed rarity email service) noticeboard. All levels of birders should be allowed to participate, and should be encouraged by others. Birding is not just ticking off rarities. (M Bournat)
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Also, some common birds at certain sites can generate interest. Take a duck pond, for example, that hasn't had Moorhens present for 20 years. Then one day a Moorhen shows up out of nowhere and takes up residence. Hey presto, you have an interesting common bird. (Katy M.)
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I agree with all the comments on here and I found the comment under Robert's posting on 10th January particularly insulting. I do not know Robert personally but know that he has contributed thousands of valuable bird records to the LNHS since the 1980's - this includes many common birds and a good number of rarities, not forgetting a superb first for London in 2005.
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This is an interesting debate and I hope more people will contribute to it. for my part I mainly agree with the comments above but surely if you see a Moorhen at a site where there has been none for 20 years then this is indeed newsworthy and therefore requires an explanatory note. Otherwise if you have news about Wrens and Blue Tits then please put the Firecrests in bold.(Derek Turner)
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Hi all, as the moderator of this site I have posted some general guidance about what type of news should be posted on latest news so I don't propose to repeat myself. However I'm not the one who leaves unnecessary (and occasionally snide) comments when people have posted news that doesn't meet this criteria. This is a community website and I would like to see people treated as adults. Sometimes 'common birds' are unusual or even rare at a particular site but people should make this clear in their posting. Records such as "one Blue Tit in my garden" are not what this site is for - even the LNHS do not collect such trivial information. Andrewself 15:13, January 24, 2012 (UTC)
22/04/2014 Had a very interesting Willow Warbler Chiffchaff song switcher today,I thought I was going mad ! I witnessed what I assumed to be a Willow Warbler singing classic Willow Warbler song from the top of a tree only to sing Chiffchaff notes at the end of the phrase. I've done some research and it seems this is not that unusual...has anyone else heard/witnessed this ? Apparently if a true Chiffchaff is nearby ,a Willow warbler can mimic it to deter it entering it's territory thus competing for food nesting sites etc...fascinating!(David Martens}--Snetram (talk) 21:42, April 22, 2014 (UTC) Ps Also see : http://deanar.org.uk/general/articles/wwmixedsong.htm
Hi there
I'm looking to contact either Jon Ridge or Joe Dickens, who frequent the Pinner Park Farm patch regarding sightings of Little Owls for a film I am making next week. Any help much appreciated.
sophie.morgan'at'iconfilms.co.uk
109.231.202.226 17:28, March 30, 2012 (UTC)
I was wondering if any of the birders frequenting Gallions Reach could help me out. I visit the area quite a lot, and have never seen the number of waders often on the Latest News page. I wondered if I was visiting the wrong place (though can't find anywhere else), or simply at the wrong time of day? I watch from the viewpoint at the end of Atlantis Avenue, and occasionally walk upriver to woolwich. I usually visit around midday.
Thanks
BirdBoyBen 18:37, April 4, 2012 (UTC)
I'm starting a new blog about the birds of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park in an effort to partly replace Des McKenzie's defunct blog. I can't match Des's expertise and it's an amateur effort, but I'm hoping that comments from visitors will make it worth reading.
Ralph Hancock
2.27.75.64 18:55, April 7, 2012 (UTC)
I get the impression that there is a conflict of opinion when people post about the latest campaigns within the "Latest News" section. Nige, if you are reading this, is this the case?
I have no idea how this Wiki works. Andrew, is it possible to rename "Latest News" to "Latest Sightings" and add a new page for the campaigns, concerns, etc, called something like "Latest News", "Conservation Concerns" or simply "Get Involved"?
Having visited Lake Farm CP in the summer, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of "other birds". The Red-backed Shrike was very memorable, but equally so, for myself, a novice birdwatcher, was a close-up view of a Skylark on the path, rivalling the view of a pair that I once saw at Titchwell. All this in an atrocious downpour. The sound of Skylarks on a summers day there must be fantastic. I can imagine how strongly people must feel about trying to protect this site. I wih the campaigners luck, and will sign the petition.
Deb Jackson
I get the impression that there is a conflict of opinion when people post about the latest campaigns within the "Latest News" section. Nige, if you are reading this, is this the case?
I have no idea how this Wiki works. Andrew, is it possible to rename "Latest News" to "Latest Sightings" and add a new page for the campaigns, concerns, etc, called something like "Latest News", "Conservation Concerns" or simply "Get Involved"?
Having visited Lake Farm CP in the summer, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of "other birds". The Red-backed Shrike was very memorable, but equally so, for myself, a novice birdwatcher, was a close-up view of a Skylark on the path, rivalling the view of a pair that I once saw at Titchwell. All this in an atrocious downpour. The sound of Skylarks on a summers day there must be fantastic. I can imagine how strongly people must feel about trying to protect this site. I wish the campaigners luck, and will sign the petition.
Deb Jackson
No idea how to edit this page, please remove my first entry.
L.S.Woodpeckers
Hi
I am visiting London from Scotland this week, staying in the Harrow area and wondered if there is anywhere in the London area where it would be likely to see Lessre Spotted Woodpeckers? Any advice would be much appreciated.
David McNee92.25.207.124 18:29, December 31, 2012 (UTC)
david.mcnee@gmail.com
Question to Neil Anderson about Cuckoo
Hi this is a question for Neil Anderson about the cuckoo,
My husband and I took our 9 year old to hear two nightingales singing last night around Fishers Green (have heard them there for the past 3 years) but we didn't hear the cuckoo. Can I ask if you've heard it in the evening or morning as we'd love our daughter to hear one.
Many thanks.
JayneT (talk) 08:23, May 5, 2013 (UTC)JayneT
Jayne, if you post a general question on the Wild About Britain web site, you might get some advice on this, possibly from Neil himself.
109.155.2.27 11:00, February 8, 2014 (UTC) Deb Jackson
Woodcock
Wed. 13 Nov. 09.00 Woodcock - on Crescent Row London EC1
46.65.31.53 09:03, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
Formatting has disappeared
the lonon bird wiki appears to have again lost all its formatting. there are no lines, paragraphs, spaces etc just a continuous block of text whcih is very diificult to take in. this happened last week as well for a few days.
hope iot can be fixed as i enjoy visiting this site. it has really useful info so thanks to all those who post.
188.29.164.101 11:17, February 18, 2015 (UTC)
Trent Park Mandarin Ducks
I noted the recent report of Mandarin Ducks at the ponds in Trent Park. I am from Virginia and while visitng my son and his family last week I made a venture out for a morning of birding to Trent Park. There were a number of Mandarin Ducks at a small pond near the picnic grounds. They, together with the Mallards seemed tame as they all came over looking for handouts. My question is whether these Mandarin Ducks at Trent are part of a collection housed there or are they considered wild (they certainly were not skittish). I have only found references to wild Mandarin Ducks at Trent on the internet, but never to Mandarin Ducks at this location (only the larger ponds). Thank you for any help/explanation. I also saw a number of Red-crested Pochards at Finsbury Park. I assume the Shovelers there were wild, but have wondered if Finsbury maintains a collection of waterfowl. Thanks again.
173.72.206.32 12:21, March 10, 2015 (UTC)Jim Goehring, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Bird Watchers Needed
Hi there,
I work for a production company in London and I am currently looking for some people to take part in some films we are making for NatWest.
We are looking for ornithologists/bird watchers (50+) to take part in a very simple piece of content for us, where we follow them as they part take in some bird watching in a countryside in London/Greater London in mid-May. The point of the piece is to show that online banking can be done anywhere in light of potential branches closing down.
Is there a way that I can get a message across to your members to enquire as to whether they'd be interested in taking part? Ideally they’d be NatWest Customers too. If you are interested email me - Marcus@Greenrock.tv
Thanks and all the best.
Marcus