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John Rayner


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I notice that the forum has recently attracted its 1000th member.

I did suggest that perhaps the 1000th through the door should get a special prize - a bit like a supermarket trolley dash - but I'm not sure it's going to happen

Well done Ian on the continued popularity of the website and forum - you must be doing something right.

Cheers, John

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Dennis atherton


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Oh yee of little faith smile.gifwink.gif

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

Oh Phil! no.gif

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Or was I thinking of something else Ian?? biggrin.gif

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Ian McKerchar


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Oh Phil!



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Mark Rigby wrote:

Dennis atherton wrote:

Did anyone else notice the online stats have been smashed, they now stand at 53 member(s) and 203 guest(s) at Tue Sep 7 1:11 PM, 2010, online at once, smile.gif

superb, congratulations to Ian, onwards and upwards for Gmbirdingsmile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gif






I seem to recall the website did had a problem around this time showing members logged on who weren't etc, so might not necessarily be accurate!!

I do hope I'm wrong though!! wink.gif



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I know, smile.gif i was just surprised it had not been commented on, ill try harder with the bird info smile.gifbiggrin.gif

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Mark Rigby


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Dennis atherton wrote:

Did anyone else notice the online stats have been smashed, they now stand at 53 member(s) and 203 guest(s) at Tue Sep 7 1:11 PM, 2010, online at once, smile.gif

superb, congratulations to Ian, onwards and upwards for Gmbirdingsmile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gif




Dennis,

Thanks for sharing that with us smile.gif

47 days 5 hours and 56 minutes after the event. I hope you pass on your bird gen a little more quickly biggrin.gif

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Dennis atherton


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Did anyone else notice the online stats have been smashed, they now stand at 53 member(s) and 203 guest(s) at Tue Sep 7 1:11 PM, 2010, online at once, smile.gif

superb, congratulations to Ian, onwards and upwards for Gmbirdingsmile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gif

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Ian McKerchar


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Oh, and a big thank you to all those many people who took the time and trouble to get in touch with me to let me know the website was down. I knew almost immediately as it happened (as I was actually on as it went down!) but it's nice to know that folk care enough about it to go out of their way and I really appreciate it

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Good news, 653 people can now breathe again smile.gif

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JOHN TYMON


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Ian McKerchar wrote:

At last it's back smile.gif

Seems a more 'demanding' email may have done the trick wink.gif




Well done young man smile.gifat least paul will be able to sleep at night nowbiggrin.gif

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Ian McKerchar


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At last it's back

Seems a more 'demanding' email may have done the trick

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Ian McKerchar


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The website and forum are totally seperate, hence one is fine whilst the other isn't! The website is hosted by a company in the UK and the forum by one in Canada.

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Dennis atherton


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As far as i can see it the whole forum under the activeboard.com part of the site is fine, its the manchesterbirding.com with all the other parts of the site, links, site guides, galleries and all the other stuff that are unreachable with the same 503 server error, we will just have to wait till the server work is finished to see if Ian has got any more pictues of the illusive Winchat, smile.gif
i am sure John Tymon hasent really put a virus on the server to sabotage the bird comp, he might have joined the darkside by using Nikon but he does take some good pictures with it so all is forgiven biggrin.gifsmile.gif

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Ian McKerchar


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I can only apologise folks as it's out of my hands and I assure you all, I'm more frustrated by it that you are

I only hope they resolve the fault quickly!




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Karen Foulkes


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Still having trouble getting on, but found a way through Google! I've used the same method when having trouble before.

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

I'm back! Strange how you can get on from your mobile? Have you refreshed the page to see if you can still get one as no one else seems to be able?




browneys havin' kittens on north ron,because he can't get on he was worried some leyther had sabotaged his connection headbang.gif,so the said leyther could win the mystery bird compbiggrin.gif

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Ian McKerchar


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I'm back! Strange how you can get on from your mobile? Have you refreshed the page to see if you can still get one as no one else seems to be able?

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I can only get on website from my mobile. Come on pal get off them moors!

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Is anybody else having problems accessing the Manchester Birding website? I keep getting "Service Unavailable" "HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable." confused.gif





Rob
the server is having some work done to it,Ian is aware-should be back soonsmile.gif
John

-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 25th of August 2010 03:42:19 PM


Good, I'm having withdrawal symptoms here!

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Ian McKerchar


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As soon as I get down off these moors above Horwich I'll get right onto it and check how long they're going to be

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Is anybody else having problems accessing the Manchester Birding website? I keep getting "Service Unavailable" "HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable." confused.gif





Rob
the server is having some work done to it,Ian is aware-should be back soonsmile.gif
John

-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Wednesday 25th of August 2010 03:42:19 PM

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Rob Thorpe


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Is anybody else having problems accessing the Manchester Birding website? I keep getting "Service Unavailable" "HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable." confused.gif

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Ian has come up with the goods again. Another excellent article, this time on the ID of Tree Pipits. You never know, in 20 years time we might be waiting with bated breath for the McKerchar 2nd edition. Eat you heart out Collinswink.gif

-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Saturday 14th of August 2010 12:31:18 AM

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Mark Rigby


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For all those people wondering where the main website is, copy the following link into your browser and save it as a favorite. The next time you log on, click on this link and you will be on the Manchester Birding Homepage. Then you can click to your hearts content and access the Forum from here, which is a very small part of the bigger picture. smile.gif

http://manchesterbirding.com

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Mr Rowley, dont upset the webmaster.biggrin.gif

The forum is only a tiny part of the huge website that is THE MANCHESTER BIRDING WEBSITE.

So click on the top right hand heading back to the manchester birding website, whats new! or Articles issues and Reviews, click on the heading next to the big picture of a pager, then click on the heading next to the big picture of the scope.

The website if full of excellent articles helpful hints photos, its brill, take a tour round its free.


Have fun reading all of it and

Keep Birding.

Looks like you beat me to it Johnbiggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

-- Edited by Paul Heaton on Tuesday 11th of May 2010 03:40:44 PM

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Hi Phil,

As you are a newish poster I guess you haven't seen the many references to the larger part of this website (this forum is only a bit of it). Elsewhere there are maps and guides to various sites, identification articles, competitions, items for sale and, of course, review articles (and much more!)

Try clicking on

1/ BACK TO MANCHESTER BIRDING WEBSITE HOMEPAGE (At top of this page)
2/ ARTICLES, IDENTIFICATION ISSUES AND REVIEWS
3/ REVIEWS

You will find a review of the new Leica in there.

Cheers, John







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Hi Paul / Dennis

Where is this scope reveiw you mention??

Thanks Phil

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Paul Heaton wrote:

Very nice scope review Ian, I was also allowed a test view at Elton, it is a nice scope, but beyond my pocket money.


Keep birding



I too managed to get a look through this wonderful scope - viewing RB Mergansers at Elton. Don't think Sue will be upgrading her Leica 77 APO though - it was bought to last a lifetime and probably will!



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Paul Heaton


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Very nice scope review Ian, I was also allowed a test view at Elton, it is a nice scope, but beyond my pocket money.


Keep birding

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yep, Ian be ready with the all powerfull moderators finger to quickly delete any posts of breeding birds anyone is silly enough to put up on here smile.gif

-- Edited by Dennis atherton on Saturday 20th of March 2010 05:35:19 PM

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Ian McKerchar


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I dunno Dave. All I do know is that at the time of me looking there were 29 members and 10 visitors on line at that particular time. It's really not something I'm likely to loose sleep over though . Posting breeding birds this coming spring/summer however...

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I think it goes off the most members on at one time Ian, on the Wildlife one its says most is 6 members 0 visitors but i regular see 12+ visitors but only 2/3 members at that time.

Dave

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Ian McKerchar


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It was beaten the other evening (might have been the 16th I think) as there were 39 users on line at one moment when I looked but for some reason it has not been logged on the forum statistics

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i was watching those figures to, we now beat the last high with

The most users ever online was 20 member(s) and 10 guest(s) at Sun Feb 28 8:31 PM, 2010


Rob Thorpe wrote:

We've just set the record for "most ever users online"!

19 member(s) and 12 guest(s) at Mon Jan 4 9:33 PM, 2010

History in the making...

-- Edited by Rob Thorpe on Monday 4th of January 2010 09:35:02 PM





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Paul Heaton


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Many thanks gentleman, my budget does not allow for a new lens yet, so look forward to your images and advice.

keep clicking awaybiggrin.gif

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Paul Heaton wrote:

Dave,s excellent article on bird photography and images are brill, may I suggest that a follow up piece on how you took them, also can we achieve reasonable shots with a 300m lens or do we have to have a mega one.

keep Birding




I would say anyone serious about bird photography need a minimum of 500mm,to get the better shots,I did 3 years with a 300mm,and was always feeling i didn't have enough reach.now I use a sigma 150-500mm,which is great for both flight shots,and anything else i encounter,The only place a 300mm is enough really ,is a place like bunting hide at penny,but after the 200th shot of a bullfinch there,you'll be wanting more reach.
Its like anything,its how serious you want to be about it,if its just record shots of the odd rarity,300mm would be ok,but there is definately a reason most bird photographers have massive lenses,they are powerful,and fast,which means they are good in lower light.just wish i could afford a 500mm,2.8,but a new car is cheaper,so the sigma doas me fine.smile.gif


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Cheers Paul,

300mm is more than enough - the key with all wildlife photography is getting close enough to your subject (Ethically). I am just finishing the next article which i feel is more important than ever with recent developments in Wildlife Photographer of the Year and National Geographic.....Ethics.

Then the one after that i aim to cover the differences on settings like ISO, exposure, f number, composition etc.

But if people do want advice on any aspect of bird/wildlife photography then let me know and i can make or incorporate it into an article.

Cheers

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Dave,s excellent article on bird photography and images are brill, may I suggest that a follow up piece on how you took them, also can we achieve reasonable shots with a 300m lens or do we have to have a mega one.

keep Birding

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We've just set the record for "most ever users online"!

19 member(s) and 12 guest(s) at Mon Jan 4 9:33 PM, 2010

History in the making...

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A great web site just keeps on getting better, thanks in the main to all the hard work but into it by Ian. Like Paul, I'd like to wish Ian and his family a very Happy Christmas, thanks once again.
Cheers Ian

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Like the yuletide message on the notice board, posters great laugh, my favourite is Attitude and Birdwatching,

Cheers Ian, festive wishes to you and your family.

Keep Birding.

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My head is sore through banging it the wall Mark so feel free

The regular visitors to the website make it more than enough of a good reason to keep banging away on this keyboard though. Plenty more new stuff in the pipeline.

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A GENTLE REMINDER (Hope I'm not stepping on your toes Ian?)

I have spoken to several birders recently who use the Forum, but are still blissfully un-aware of the Manchester Birding Website.

If you read the Forum pages, take a look at the Website. There is a wealth of information available from ID papers, GM Birding sites and directions, Photo Gallery, Mystery Bird Competition, Systematic lists etc, etc, etc, etc.

There is also a Who's-Who's of GM birders (who's photo's look nothing like the real article-with the exception of a certain Mr.Woosey!!!)biggrin.gif

This Website is only succesfull due to the hard work and time put in by the owner (who ever he is?evileye.gif) and the people who use and contribute on a regular basis.

So if you are reading this and never visited the Website take a look.

WARNING- Looking at the Website will seriously damage your sleep time, once you start, you just cant stopwink.gif

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Tony Coatsworth wrote:

6th October I believe !





The photo was taken 28th September, so close Tony but no cigar

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Thanks for the driving lesson, cleared out my caches, messy job!

found the answers to Novembers mystery, however when I click on December nothing, dont you just hate computers, I am giving them up for new year, and just going birding instead.

keep birding.

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For those on Firefox the magic F5 button reloads the page and clears the cache.

BTW - I didn't have clairvoyant powers to 'spot' the Redshank - I have an almost identical photo and must have been stood next to the photographer - it was a very packed hide that day - 6th October I believe !

-- Edited by Tony Coatsworth on Thursday 3rd of December 2009 10:28:59 PM

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If your using Safari Paul try clicking when the window is open, Safari>Preferences>Empty Cache, then refresh it.

If your using Firefox the go to Tools>Clear Private Data>Clear Cache, then refresh.

Hope it helps

Dave

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Cheers Gentlemen,

Just got new computer two weeks ago, big bugger off Apple mac thingy, not certain how to drive it yet!

will wait and see, many thanksbiggrin.gif

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