Mike Smith

Now retired, lifelong interest in Birdwatching, Conservation and wildlife photography. Currently using Olympus (Systems) micro4/3rds gear.

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@myeyemyview @Natures_Voice More correctly Chiffchaff legs are very dark red, not black, as you can’t see the wings the overall darker brown tones also confirm it as a Chiffchaff

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@myeyemyview @Natures_Voice @BTO_GBW Supercilium is also not strong enough for WW so I would say this is a Chiffchaff

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@myeyemyview @Natures_Voice @BTO_GBW So then you have to rely on the call, was it a longer drawn out “huweeeet” or a rapid “pheet” Assuming it wasn’t singing

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@ediz1975 Can’t see anyone walking in the cycle lane, so what is your point?, another chance to winge about nothing?

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@ediz1975 No one else using the pavement is giving a sh1t, winging tw4t

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@ediz1975 @EnfieldCouncil Why didn’t you pull up behind the red car rather than alongside of it?, are you brain dead, the reversing dustcart had no where else to go, another gormless winging cyclist

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First Willow Warbler of the year singing on my regular River Thames dog walk “patch”, seems unseasonably early

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@RiverActionUK @Feargal_Sharkey @SteveBackshall I’m fed up with TW inaction, I have two of the worst operating STW near me, South of Reading, Mortimer and Burghfield, Mortimer currently on 950 hrs continuously discharging, both emitted over 7,000 hours each over last 5 years

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@jeremycorbyn What does throwing paint against a wall have to do with the natural world?, the tree had been pollarded to an ugly shape so it ain’t natural either

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@ciaranshaman @teesbirds1 Sorry NOT fading to buff, more like this WT at Scaling Dam when we met looking for the WP

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@ciaranshaman @teesbirds1 Second bird looks like a Willow Tit to me, no discernible spot on the bill and the white around the nape looks much cleaner and brighter and fading to buff

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@jeremycorbyn She can’t even add up or wear her shoes on her feet correctly, doesn’t inspire much confidence in her does it?

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@ediz1975 Jeremy Vine will no doubt find a excuse for cyclist jumping red cycle lane signal

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@InternetH0F Both at equal fault, yes she should not have made the turn, but he panicked, locked his brakes and ploughed into her when there was more than enough room to steer passed her to the right

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@jeremycorbyn @camdenabudis When are you taking some Jewish students as well to show your impartiality?

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@clownworld Only an American d1pstick would try to weave through like this, what was wrong with cycling to the left of the stationary van?, or perhaps a Millennial incapable of rational thinking

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@gunsnrosesgirl3 Ball is $5
Bat is $105
Total $110
$105 less $5 is $100
Bat costing $105 is $100 more than a ball costing $5

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Unexpected garden visitor, a Firecrest

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@RSPBSaltholme some Short Eared Owl photos from yesterday late afternoon