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4 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:
Is that what they call an Erratic? Super Visitor.
Phil
I'm not sure, but I was surprised to see it, at first I thought it was a blackcap. Not long after I had posted photos, I had a request from a bird ringer who wanted to trap it. Four visits later, the bird was caught,
Others have been seen since the Autumn at Spurn Head, Anniesland, Glasgow in October, Shetland and Landguard.
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27 minutes ago, Flying Pig said:
What a fantastic garden visitor.
It was feeding on a coconut full of fat, seeds and insects about 8 feet from the kitchen door, but was quick to move off if anyone was about.
I have posted a link to the photos of the bird when it was ringed.
www.flickr.com/photos/16582147@N07/albums/72177720313997310/
Short video clip of the bird feeding.
www.flickr.com/photos/16582147@N07/albums/72177720313016247/
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21 minutes ago, KingEdwardII said:
Superbly atmospheric photo - wisps of steam in the gloaming and light blazing out from the lanterns along the platform. Could almost imagine yourself back in 1906 - apart from the (hard to see) loco livery and the coaching stock...
Thank you, I did wonder if I should have taken a tripod with me. This was a slightly earlier shot.
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1 hour ago, AY Mod said:
First one for one of the best views and the second for the best pork pies. 😁
Excellent pork pies, and pints of mild on offer.
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This morning I noticed a Network Rail gauging train move slowly along the Portbury Line under Clifton Suspension Bridge. I suppose that it might be measuring how much additional work is needed to remove the vegetation. It remains to be seen when the heavy work on reinstatement of the line to Portishead starts.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/16582147@N07/53041970267
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6 hours ago, OnTheBranchline said:
Tirpitz tied up a rounding error amount of the Allies resources. Her only claim to fame was PQ17 and maybe delaying the British Pacific Fleet (questionable) and that was it.Tirpitz and Bismarck took up quite a large proportion of time, men and material all of which could have been better employed in building U boats.
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The Secret Horsepower Race by Callum Douglas is a great volume on engine development for fighters in this period. I can thoroughly recommend it.
I had wondered why the Italian development of inline aircraft engines floundered in the 1930s, perhaps embargoes on ores and metals for engineering had an impact after Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia, perhaps the Regia Aeronautica was also hamstrung by poor decisions made re engine development, and material use.
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There is other footage of a highball bomb hitting HMS Malaya on Youtube. This link mentions the French ship.
Re Tirpitz - FAA dive bombing raids, RN chariot manned torpedoes, RN X craft submarines with limpet mines, conventional bombing than finally 617 Sqdn Lancasters with Tallboy bombs.
Re Mosquito a true multi-role aircraft, fast, high flying bomber, no turrets, powerful engines, wooden construction lowered its radar signature - see Callum Douglas's quotes from Luftwaffe archives on German frustration on difficulties on tracking and intercepting Mosquitos.
It was as well that Freeman and De Havilland were able have it built.
Apologies if the posts have strayed too far from original topic.
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Re Highball and Mosquito, tests at Loch Striven against former French Battleship Courbet and HMS Malaya.
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19 hours ago, Northmoor said:
Only just caught up with your post, I'm second from the right, probably wondering if I had made best use of the conditions. Hope you enjoyed the day out.
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Thanks for posting your photographs of the two CR locomotives, I would have loved to have travelled over to see them this weekend. Hope you had a good day out.
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Where have all our garden birds gone?
in Wheeltappers
Posted · Edited by mow
Walked over to the local park yesterday morning, managed to catch sight of a green woodpecker.