avocets at leighton moss rspb

**andy b** · 16-05-2008, 11:17 PM

as pete mentioned, there were 24 avocets present at the costal hides, part of the leighton moss reserve. surely a sign of climate change. was'nt too long ago that one would have been a rareity up as far north. this, by the way, is a very poor shot!!

***Chocky*** · 16-05-2008, 11:23 PM

Nice one Andrew. I see these at Topsham and Bowling Green Marsh . All part of the Exe nature reserve cut that never venture down to Exmouth end

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andy b Regular Member Info Location: preston, lancashire Gallery: 0 Equipment: for the last 8 yrs i have used a kowa 60 mm scope, but hve recently bought an opticron hr66 ga. i too have have used a homemade digiscoping adaptor with my kowa.i used two different sized bushes to accomodate the scope eyepiece and camera lense.( with some good results!).... budget has always been a massive factor with my hobby. having a family, there are always other things which take financial p Posts: 523 Join Date: Oct 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	avocets at leighton moss rspb as pete mentioned, there were 24 avocets present at the costal hides, part of the leighton moss reserve. surely a sign of climate change. was'nt too long ago that one would have been a rareity up as far north. this, by the way, is a very poor shot!! Attached Thumbnails

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