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March 2010 (9)
- 09: Aren’t All Dogs Dangerous? (0)
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- 07: Eastwood, Portishead (0)
- 05: RSPB, for Birds, for People? (0)
- 03: High Tide but No Green Grass (0)
- 02: 2008: The Narrogin Lesson (0)
- 02: Gull Identification Solution (0)
- 01: 2009: New Zealand Honeyeaters (0)
- 01: Local Patch Buntings Cling On (0)
February 2010 (30)
- 27: Portbury Wharf, Portishead (0)
- 25: Today, the Weston & Somerset Mercury… (0)
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- 24: Slow Recipe for Earnings (0)
- 23: 1999: Ravens, Cotswold Water Park (0)
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- 04: Ten Years After: California (2)
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- 02: Lesser Black-backed Gull (0)
- 01: Pochard, Portishead (0)
January 2010 (20)
- 31: Bird Hunter (0)
- 30: Short-Eared Owl, Aust (0)
- 29: Black Redstart & Merlin, Portishead (0)
- 28: 2009: Introduction to Tiritiri Matangi (0)
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- 06: An Excuse for More Snow Pictures (1)
- 04: Beyond Useful (2)
- 03: The Freezing Year List (0)
- 02: A Winter Bird Wonderland (1)
- 01: José’s Hogmanay in Peebles (0)
December 2009 (15)
- 16: Forward to the Future (0)
- 15: May You Live in Interesting Times (0)
- 14: Pascal’s Wager, Again (1)
- 13: Licensing Creative Commons Pictures (0)
- 12: The Great Species Hunt (0)
- 11: Local Patch Year List (0)
- 10: The Unsung Species (0)
- 10: A Wild Ibis Chase (0)
- 07: 1999: Marsh Tit, Fonthill Lake (0)
- 06: Now, Scotland the Brave! (0)
- 04: Pintail, Grimley (0)
- 03: Greedy, Guv? (0)
- 02: 2008: Black-Faced Woodswallows, Wandering (0)
- 02: Kingfisher, Arrow Valley Park (0)
- 01: The 450th Wren, Walkwood (0)
November 2009 (25)
- 30: Publish and Be Damned (0)
- 29: Scotland the… (0)
- 29: 1999: Whinchat & Knot, Severn Beach (0)
- 28: A Disclaimer (0)
- 28: A British Thanksgiving (0)
- 27: Robins Fly to Malta (0)
- 26: White-Headed Magpie (0)
- 25: Cut those Birding Car Miles (0)
- 24: The Lesson of the Cucumber (4)
- 22: A Meaning for Bird Conservation, Redux (0)
- 21: The Winding Road to Black Cockatoos (0)
- 21: Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part II (0)
- 20: Thank You for Luck (0)
- 16: Herring Gull, Redditch (0)
- 16: 1999: Curlew Sandpipers & Little Stint, Titchfield Haven (0)
- 14: Add Senegal to the Wishlist (0)
- 13: Bewick’s Swans, Slimbridge (0)
- 12: March: Shearwaters to Tiritiri Matangi (4)
- 11: We’re All Doomed, Doomed!^* (1)
- 10: Free Maps (0)
- 08: Goosander, Upton Warren (1)
- 07: Oh. My. God. (0)
- 06: Promoting Sparrers & Geese (0)
- 04: Lesser Yellowlegs, Aberlady (0)
- 01: Turnstones, Morecambe (2)
October 2009 (14)
- 31: Tree Sparrows, Martin Mere (2)
- 29: How to Email into WordPress (0)
- 28: Pink-footed Goose, Upton Warren (1)
- 27: Bin Malta: Book Tanzania Instead (1)
- 26: 10,347 Bird Species, or Thereabouts (5)
- 25: 1999: Spotted Flycatchers at Badbury Rings (1)
- 25: What I Know about Trees (0)
- 24: What Does 350 Mean to You? (0)
- 24: Got a Bite, Mac? (0)
- 23: In Case You Thought the War Was Over (0)
- 22: Help the Planet: Kill Yourself (0)
- 21: How the Crossbill Works (0)
- 20: A Meaning for Bird Conservation (4)
- 10: Hello World! (0)

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High Tide, Redux

Further to my ignorance about the highest tides, a lively debate has ensued on BirdForum. Maybe not the ideal platform but here’s our understanding as I understand it.

Several factors determine the tide’s height. Yes, proximity of the Sun is one. Newton’s calculation for gravity, by which the Sun (or the Moon) pulls Earth’s oceans, [...]

March 8th, 2010 | Tags: pictures, sea | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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