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Is you mobile phone smart enough?

Did you know that the Carsington Bird Club website is compatible with most smart phones/devices – such as Android OS phones and Apple’s iPhone, iPad, etc. ?

Well yes, it has been configured to work for these devices, allowing almost all of the content to be viewed and accessed, including the ability to submit sightings whilst out in the field. To help in this, the Submit Sightings page has been laid out in a very simple way, making it easier for mobile users to input a record. What is a Smartphone anyway? Click here to find out. There is no need to configure anything on your mobile device, although if you have problems viewing the siste, or you just don’t like the new layout, then go to the bottom of the home page and switch the mobile version On, or Off, as required. All the content will appear as date-stamped blog entries and clicking “Menu” will provide access all the web pages, shown as icons, as well as being able to browse by Category and by “tagged” word entries, eg. Osprey, curlew, etc. You can also search the entire website by clicking the magnifying glass icon and entering your search word/s. The icon “Latest Sightings – Mobile” links to a page specifically designed to be displayed on a mobile phone/device, without any headers or footers. If you wish to view or bookmark this page, then here is the link: http://www.carsingtonbirdclub.co.uk/cbc/asp/listsightings_wp_mobile.asp

Click “Menu” to return and click “Home” to return to the blog pages.

Click here to see a view using an Android smartphone or an Apple iPhone – image1 – image2

Click here to see a view using an Apple iPad – image1

Try it out and let me know how you get on.

Regards,

Webmaster – CBC

ps – for the nerdy amongst us, a list of those user agents supported by this website:

Device Classes	User Agents
iOS/Webkit	iphone, ipod, incognito, webmate
Android	android, dream, cupcake, froyo
Blackberry Storm/Torch/Bold 3	blackberry9500, blackberry9520, blackberry9530, blackberry9550, blackberry 9800, blackberry 9780
Windows Phone 7	iemobile/7.0
Palm Pre/Pixi	webos
Samsung	s8000, bada
SEO/Indexing	googlebot-mobile

Bringing Ospreys to the Trent Valley

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is working with local landowners and neighbouring Wildlife Trusts on an exciting project to bring ospreys to the Trent Valley. Ospreys are migratory birds of prey which travel to Britain in spring to breed before returning to Africa during the winter period. The Trent Valley is a significant flyway and stopping off point for ospreys on their migration to and from Scotland. However, because these birds traditionally return to the area where they were born the probability of breeding ospreys in the valley has been virtually nil. There is a successful population of breeding birds at Rutland Water and with a growing number of young returning, these birds are likely to seek new nesting sites away from established pairs. The Trent Valley is not far from Rutland Water (65 km from Willington and only 47 km from Attenborough) and if nest platforms are provided we hope that birds, particularly males, may spread into the valley from the Rutland population.

For more details click here.

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The Carsington Water Walk

A delightful walk round Carsington Water, one of Derbyshire’s most important tourist attractions since it was opened by HM the Queen in 1992. It is an area noted for its wildlife, with a Wildlife Centre and bird hides en route. Click here for more details.

Carsington Bird Club News

Osprey drop in on Carsington

Matlock Mecury

Published on Friday 13 May 2011 10:57

Nature enthusiasts have succeeded in their bid to encourage one of the country’s most magnificent birds of prey to a Derbyshire reservoir. Volunteers installed four nesting platforms at Carsington Water back in February with the hope of tempting osprey to the area. Now their endeavours appear to have paid off after two sightings of the elusive bird in the last two weeks. And a quick-off-the-mark photographer managed to get a snap of the impressive creature feasting on a fishy snack. Gary Atkins, publicity officer at Carsington Water, said: “Another osprey flew through the other day and dropped in on Carsington, where a few people got some pictures.

For more details click here.