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14-02-2007, 12:57 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Feb 2007
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| |  Greetings from Leafy Essex
Hi All
I'm a new member, just registered yesterday after looking through the WAB site. What a great project, StuartDH, and thank you for your efforts at starting such a website.
I'm 41, and a teacher so, as everyone knows, I've lots of holidays to go wandering about Britain taking in the sights; sometimes on foot over hills and mountains, around the coast by yacht, or in a kayak down some of our wilder rivers.
I've just moved from an urban sprawl in south Essex and have rediscovered the joys of living in countryside (I grew up in farmland in mid-essex).
I'm looking forward to taking part in the forums and maybe adding to the gallery.
Cheers Everyone 
Tugboat
(a nickname given to me as my first kayak was a bit of a tub) |
14-02-2007, 01:11 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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Hello Tim the teacher from Essex.Welcome to WAB! We are neighbours-well Kent. Just a little stream between our two counties.Richew may be on later, he's an Essex guy and we like pulling each others legs about our counties. We're mates really though.
I'm Julie (jules) from North Kent, a TA in a school and a part time field teacher-so I don't get those lovely hols quite so much now.
It's nice to meet you. Looking forward to your posts.
Jules
BTW-please don't grade our spellings or grammar-sometimes we're fairly phonetic!! 
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14-02-2007, 01:20 PM
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Cheers, Jules, what does a field teacher do?
I studied at Rochester in Kent, too many years ago now. But spent a lot of time cycling around the Kent countryside.
I'm a DT Teacher so my spelling's rubbish, evan my pupils tell me so 
Tugboat |
14-02-2007, 01:33 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ijmuiden, Holland
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Hi Tim, I'm sure you'll find great enjoyment here sharing your thoughts, photo's and knowledge. It's a very friendly place if not a tad addictive- welcome. |
14-02-2007, 01:34 PM
| | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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Originally Posted by Tim Chilcott  Cheers, Jules, what does a field teacher do?
I studied at Rochester in Kent, too many years ago now. But spent a lot of time cycling around the Kent countryside.
I'm a DT Teacher so my spelling's rubbish, evan my pupils tell me so
Tugboat | Excellent-I like you already. Nice one Design Tech! We can pick your designers brain
A field teacher-well my job, mainly with children is literally all sorts of teaching, in the field eg pond dipping, insect sweeps, birds(basic stuff as I'm still learning loads myself) invertebrates etc and outreach to schools in shows etc and resources for school field days. So fun stuff for me really. TA-from sick bucket holder to teaching children with high level educational needs. In my spare time a dedicated WABbite-count my posts!! Oh and a Mum and wife-nearly forgot!
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14-02-2007, 02:03 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Letchworth Garden City
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Welcome, Tugboat Tim. Hope you enjoy the site as much as we do |
14-02-2007, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman Excellent-I like you already. Nice one Design Tech! We can pick your designers brain
A field teacher-well my job, mainly with children is literally all sorts of teaching, in the field eg pond dipping, insect sweeps, birds(basic stuff as I'm still learning loads myself) invertebrates etc and outreach to schools in shows etc and resources for school field days. So fun stuff for me really. TA-from sick bucket holder to teaching children with high level educational needs. In my spare time a dedicated WABbite-count my posts!! Oh and a Mum and wife-nearly forgot! | Pond Dipping and insect sweeping; Great. And you get paid for that?
My kids and I spent endless summer afternoons falling into ponds whilst dipping and making pooters to look at bugs. My partner thinks I'm a bit weird but I'm converting her and her townie ways |
14-02-2007, 02:45 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Lincolnshire
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Hello Tim and a warm welcome from me. Look forward to seeing your posts and any photographs as well. Enjoy the site
Roger |
14-02-2007, 03:10 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Scotland
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Welcome to the forum Tugboat
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14-02-2007, 04:31 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Milton, Hampshire
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Hi Tim. |
14-02-2007, 04:54 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Foulness Island. Essex
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Hi Tim and welcome to WAB, a great site.
From Essex as well the little archipelago at the end of the Thames, yep Foulness .
Have fun and hope to see your photographs soon.
Martin |
14-02-2007, 07:05 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lancashire.
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Hi Tim,
A warm welcome to WAB, this is the best site on the web.
Carol.
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14-02-2007, 10:46 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Laindon, Basildon, Essex.
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Hello Tim
Welcome to WAB.
Julie said I would be along soon .... it took a bit longer than I expected as I have only just got in from work  .
It is good to see another Essex WABer here. We do need to keep those other folk across the river in check .
Which part of leafy Essex do you live in?
Richard |
15-02-2007, 05:55 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent
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Hi Tim Welcome to WAB.. I live in KENT.. I am 10 min walk from Rochester..But have links with Essex ( for my sins) me other half is from harlow.. they are a great crowd on here Really helpful and friendly.. You will soon be addicted. |
15-02-2007, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by rlchew Hello Tim
Welcome to WAB.
Julie said I would be along soon .... it took a bit longer than I expected as I have only just got in from work .
It is good to see another Essex WABer here. We do need to keep those other folk across the river in check .
Which part of leafy Essex do you live in?
Richard | Hi Richard,
Just moved to Hockley. Although I'm on the 12th floor of a building in Euston Road right now. Not much wildlife to look at but the view is amazing. The London Eye was lit up in bright fucia last night.
Thank you to everyone else who has replied to me, what a friendly bunch you all are
Tugboat |
15-02-2007, 12:30 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cumbria
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Hello Sir
Sorry I'm late (in saying hello).....my alarm clock never went off.....or did I miss the bus? 
Oh... the memories  .....thank goodness my school days are over .
Anyway, whatever it was I would also like to welcome you.
You're right, this is a friendly and informative site and I'm sure you'll spend many happy hours here (while your looking at the London Eye out of your window....wow! what an incredible view you must have!).
Oops there goes the bell  .....See you at the forum and get posting! |
19-02-2007, 02:28 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sheffield
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Hi Tim and very warm welcome to WAB from me too. Enjoy!
John |
19-02-2007, 05:24 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Laindon, Basildon, Essex.
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Originally Posted by Tim Chilcott Hi Richard,
Just moved to Hockley. | Tim
I don't know whether you are aware but Hockley Woods is currently producing reasonably regular sightings of Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Hawfinch . I have seen them both but unfortunately they are both camera shy!
More information here .... South Essex RSPB.
Richard |
21-02-2007, 01:06 PM
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| |  Re: Greetings from Leafy Essex
Quote:
Originally Posted by rlchew Tim
I don't know whether you are aware but Hockley Woods is currently producing reasonably regular sightings of Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Hawfinch . I have seen them both but unfortunately they are both camera shy!
More information here .... South Essex RSPB.
Richard | Hi Richard
I was wandering the woods a week or 2 ago and met a couple of fellas huddling around a scope on a tripod and they told me there was a Hawfinch around; it was just below the childrens playground; wasn't you was it?
I did spend an hour or two chasing the knocking sound of the woodpecker with my camera in hand but got bored then distracted by a pair of treecreepers sweeping the standard oaks in a recently cleared area.
I had more luck with lesser spotted woodpeckers in the woods to the north side of Hockley; they were still a bit shy, though.
I'm quite new to wildlife photography so perhaps I need to get something straight; is it the difficulty of our subject that makes the chase such fun
All the best
Tim  |
21-02-2007, 08:29 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Laindon, Basildon, Essex.
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Originally Posted by Tim Chilcott Hi Richard
I was wandering the woods a week or 2 ago and met a couple of fellas huddling around a scope on a tripod and they told me there was a Hawfinch around; it was just below the childrens playground; wasn't you was it?
I did spend an hour or two chasing the knocking sound of the woodpecker with my camera in hand but got bored then distracted by a pair of treecreepers sweeping the standard oaks in a recently cleared area.
I had more luck with lesser spotted woodpeckers in the woods to the north side of Hockley; they were still a bit shy, though.
I'm quite new to wildlife photography so perhaps I need to get something straight; is it the difficulty of our subject that makes the chase such fun
All the best
Tim | No Tim, I don't think it was me! When I was there I was part of a group of some 20 birders.
I think the difficulty of our subject makes it frustrating, rewarding .... and of course fun .... and sometimes all three in one day!
Richard |
21-02-2007, 10:48 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sheffield, FPRSY
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A welcome to all people from Essex. I hope you're familiar with the Essex Field Club Essex Field Club and can share your experiences with others. I'm a bit worried that moving from the 'urban sprawl' into 'farmland' might be rather like the frying pan and the fire - certainly the great big patches of species paucity in Essex are the arable farmlands! Hope you've got organic farming near you!
Looking forward to your contributions,
Cheers, Paul Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Chilcott Hi All
I'm a new member, just registered yesterday after looking through the WAB site. What a great project, StuartDH, and thank you for your efforts at starting such a website.
I'm 41, and a teacher so, as everyone knows, I've lots of holidays to go wandering about Britain taking in the sights; sometimes on foot over hills and mountains, around the coast by yacht, or in a kayak down some of our wilder rivers.
I've just moved from an urban sprawl in south Essex and have rediscovered the joys of living in countryside (I grew up in farmland in mid-essex).
I'm looking forward to taking part in the forums and maybe adding to the gallery.
Cheers Everyone
Tugboat
(a nickname given to me as my first kayak was a bit of a tub) | |
22-02-2007, 02:46 PM
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Hi Paul
Hadn't heard of the Essex Field Club but just gave it a quick look. I'll be checking all the local lavendar bushes for Rosemary Beetles. What time of year would one expect it to be around?
Tim |
23-02-2007, 09:07 AM
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The last time I checked, it hadn't been seen in North Essex - and not much in S. Essex compared to the numbers in London and Norfolk - perhaps it's the wrong kind of lavender! The 'adults' are most numerous in May-July with a June peak but they have been found in every calender month .... the larvae are largest and most notable April-May.
Have fun! Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Chilcott Hi Paul
Hadn't heard of the Essex Field Club but just gave it a quick look. I'll be checking all the local lavendar bushes for Rosemary Beetles. What time of year would one expect it to be around?
Tim |
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23-02-2007, 11:03 AM
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Hi tim from me too |
23-02-2007, 02:05 PM
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