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3/30/06

second-hand tip:

Back in the 1950's, when I was stationed in Berlin (Army Hospital), our German secretary visited Alderney in the Channel Islands a couple of times on her vacation, and loved it! She was a bird-watcher.

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA
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From: "carenp" <carenp at totalise.co.uk>
> as i had lived in east sussex for a number of years, among the places i
> suggested for day tripping was the town of rye, which just happens to
> contain a well-known natural area (perhaps even a nature preserve now) on
> the camber along the harbour... there are birding blinds at several
> strategery (yeah, i know; it's such a quaint new word!) spots inside the
> park... the camber castle itself is a small and fascinating little jaunt
> into the english countryside as well... get used to walking among the
> sheep, and recognize that, as of my last visit, the "electric" trains were
> mostly diesel and quite noisome, at least on the connex line... they were
> in the process of taking the older rolling stock off the rails, but budget
> and time, etc...
>
> another day trip is the raptor center somewhere west (and south?) from
> salisbury, towards exeter... while i've driven past any number of times,
> i've never stopped in... one of these days, i can hope...
>
> ps: i'm going to be in brittany (bretagne) myself from early may into
> august, and i'd appreciate any and all birding hints for all of northern and
> western france, and into benelux... my friends tell me i'm going to be
> bored out of my mind in the tiny village of pedernec (two buses daily, no
> phone, no train), but i'm hoping to outsmart them :)
>
> 00 caren
> http://www.parkgallery.org
> near seward park
>
>
>
>
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> 3/28/06
>
> This might help:
>
> http://www.surfbirds.com/uksiteguide.html
>
> It would be an excuse to ride those efficient electric trains out into the
> countryside.
>
> Phil Hotlen
> Bellingham, WA
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