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GoY News: Our new project for bird lovers

peter

By peter

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Hi Folks,

Ajay and I have been working on a new website for bird lovers and would love to get your feedback on www.ispyabird.co.uk.

The new site has been alive for a couple of weeks now and is similar to Grows on You – a friendly place for amateur bird watchers to share their interest and photos.

Working on GoY we’ve noticed how much interest there is in birds, and that some of the ‘serious’ twitching websites can be a bit daunting. We thought the enthusiasm seemed worth a friendly new site!

We’ve already asked a few GoY members to join so you might see some familiar faces :o)

Now we’d like to extend the invite to everyone so if you’re interested in garden birds or bird spotting, please visit www.ispyabird.co.uk and try it out.

Happy gardening, & I hope you enjoy the new site :o)

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Good luck Peter and Ajay with ispyabird :o)

3 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks TT :o)

3 Jun, 2010

 

yep will def b doing this as allways watching the birds have had bluetits nesting and goldfinches 2

3 Jun, 2010

 

~ great place to chat about your garden birds etc with like minded folk!

3 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks Peter

3 Jun, 2010

 

It's a lovely site and nice to see old friends there too. Thanks Peter and Ajay :)

3 Jun, 2010

 

An excellent "add on" to Goy.....All the very best of luck with the new project...:-)

3 Jun, 2010

 

Great news Peter, will certainly be joining.

3 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks everyone :o) Glad you like it!

3 Jun, 2010

 

Wonderful new site, guys! Now, I can hop back and forth between 2 of my favourite topics of interest! :-)

3 Jun, 2010

 

Fantastic site, just joined must agree with David can hop back and forth between 2 favorite topics of interest!
Debbie x
Mrs Melon - miss naughty71

must change my name on here if i can work out how to

3 Jun, 2010

 

Thoroughly enjoying the new site Peter and Ajay ! :o)

4 Jun, 2010

 

lovely idea have just joined!

4 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks have just joined and will be having a good peruse later.

4 Jun, 2010

Sid
Sid
 

I've already had a browse of the new site and it looks good! Unfortunately, I've been unable to photograph any birds as yet - they wont hold still long enough LOL

4 Jun, 2010

 

good luck with the site it does look interesting, but like sid said time i've got the camera they've flown off. :o) plus we have hundreds of cats near me, making the birds nervous..

4 Jun, 2010

 

Nice idea guys!

4 Jun, 2010

 

My camera, whilst not bad for plants, is lousy, really, for animated birds, but loving trying to catch 'em!

Mrsmelon/Debbie/ Miss naughty????? I Love your fruity and veggy pics, btw!
You can't change your "name" on either site once chosen - so that, as they say, is that!!! You are stuck with them! :-))

Off now, to try to catch me a pic o' a parrot!!

4 Jun, 2010

 

we seem to get loads of starlings always hungry ,sometimes little birds dont get a look in ,but now we know when to put food out for all the birds

6 Jun, 2010

 

Glad you like it folks :o)

I have noticed the same thing trying to catch photos of them - the water birds seem easier to catch - bigger and don't seem to mind me getting closer.

MrsMelon - David is right. I'm afraid your name on GoY (and I Spy) can't be changed once it's been chosen.

7 Jun, 2010

 

Great site but only for UK birds?????

11 Jun, 2010

 

Hi lozi here, that sounds great and yes please add me to list as i love bird watching just sat now watching baby bluetits on feeders with greenfinches. Good luck and hope its as succesful as GoY. thanks lozi x

15 Jun, 2010

 

Hi Judz, anyone's welcome on the site but yes, it is aimed at the UK.
Hi Lozi, feel free to check it out and sign up - thanks for the good wishes :o)

16 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks but would you not like to see some of our beautiful native birds?

17 Jun, 2010

kev
Kev
 

this was a great idea peter well done ijoined thanks.

24 Jun, 2010

 

Category now included on Birdpedia for Overseas birds Judz...all welcome...

27 Jun, 2010

 

One of the things that always made me gasp, in the past, were the stunning pics of Humming Birds (Hummers) posted here on GOY. They are truly magnificent, and would love to see them on "Ispy", too? :-))

27 Jun, 2010

 

Agree David...they are truly lovely....!!!

27 Jun, 2010

 

`Thanks for this wonderful Website...`I SPY....being a Member of RSPB...i truly love it!!! Once again,a big thank you, Peter & Ajay for this interesting new site, really appreciate it, being, able to see all different type of Birds....

30 Jun, 2010

 

I would love birds to come into my garden but they don't. I think that it may be because I have dogs, after saying that they never chase the birds but I suppose the birds don't know that .The other thing is when I put seed or fat balls out the squirrel always gets them and eats the fat balls and seed. I try to get them so the are out of squrrel reach and squirrel proof feeders but I think they have been put of by the Squirrel.
Shame ,wish I hadn't encouraged the Squirrel.

1 Jul, 2010

 

I Spy Birds was and is a lovely idea-I've already had good feedback about our blackbirds & their young which was really helpful.
Cranberry do you have plenty of 'cover' for the birds to feel safe in? When we moved to this garden there were no birds cos of no trees or shrubs but now despite having 2 cats & an occasional squirrel, we have loads of birds & they nest here too!

16 Jul, 2010

 

Glad you're enjoying I Spy, folks :o) Your comments must have passed by in the blur that was the last few weeks!

16 Jul, 2010

 

You have a beautiful wee chick of your very own to rear, now! ;-)

16 Jul, 2010

 

I do indeed David :o) She is eating as I type, actually, she eats most of the time.

17 Jul, 2010

 

And they say us men cant multi task .. feeding the baby whilst typing , well done Peter.

17 Jul, 2010

 

Not sure I can claim that, BB. Maybe I should have said "she is eating, in another room, with her mum, as I type" :o)

So far single tasking with a baby is proving tricky :o)

18 Jul, 2010

raj
Raj
 

hi peter and ajay thankyou for the lovely site i love birds .

20 Jul, 2010

 

Hi Raj, You're welcome, and thanks :o) We're just pleased people like it!

20 Jul, 2010

 

I fell in love with it straight away. Many thanks.

1 Aug, 2010

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