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Inner City Bird Hides_

Posted 11-02-10 at 06:32 PM by InnerCityBirdHide

hello everyone,

I am currently a final year interior architecture student at kingston university and I am proposing an idea for an Urban Bird Hide that would be located in disused space between buildings in central london.

The main theme would be to create a hideaway in London where bird watchers can come and be in a comfortable environment. Perhaps opposite a london park or waterway. The proposed interior would have different viewing platforms and an area for an archive
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RSPB Sandwell Valley, Birmingham 2

Posted 03-02-10 at 08:54 PM by alanjns
Updated 03-02-10 at 09:14 PM by alanjns

I've just paid a visit to the West Midlands to see my family and took some time to myself to pay another visit to the RSPB reserve; Sandwell Valley.

It had been snowing over night and the trains were running erratically. It took a little over 3 hours for me to get to the reserve, arriving just after noon.

It was very quiet, I only saw two other birders, perhaps the weather had kept everyone away - not so the birds, fortunately.

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Forgot about the high tide doh!

Posted 01-02-10 at 10:12 PM by JONNY74
Updated 01-02-10 at 10:16 PM by JONNY74

Went to the RSPB reserve Inner Marsh Farm yesterday morning and was greeted with a very unusually quite hide with nobody about at all. No sign of the Bittern thats been hanging about recently. And not a great deal happening on the pools either apart from loads of duck mostly Teal, Pintail and Wigeon. Quite a few Pink feet flying over as well.
The highlight of my visit was on my walk back to the car where I had 2 Water Rail feeding in the small wood by the boardwalk. And also around the wood...
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