I think these look better -
http://www.biotope.no/2012/12/architecture-nature-steilnes-bird-hide.html
The model shown is very basic. They also do a great two-tier with standing room
on the roof and even one with amphitheatre-style seating for school groups etc.
Really well-designed... but I don't imagine they're cheap.
Happy birding
Ken
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> From: brian fleming <>
>To: Simon Robinson <>;
>Sent: Saturday, 2 February 2013, 10:02
>Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Bird hides
>
>I am always annoyed by the standard so-called Minsmere hide - basically a dark
>box with narrow hatches opening above a shelf (to rest elbows) and a fixed
>bench to sit on. You come in, it's dark, and you trip over the bench and bark
>your shins. The usual wooden floor is noisy as well. (Could cheap synthetic
>matting or carpet be provided?)
>The hatches are not always the right height and the bench is seldom at the
>correct distance to sit comfortably - and if you're my age, it's tricky to
>climb over it to sit down. The bench/shelf/hatch problem is particularly bad
>for children and small people.
>
>I would prefer to see a part of the wall adapted for those who wish to /stand
>/and look out, from small children to those over 6'6" in height, with many
>openings at different heights from the floor. This might make things easier
>for scopes. And there is the problem of the wheel-chair bound.
>
>It is absolutely essential to face the hide so that one does not look directly
>into the sun - the glare off the water at the Spectacles Hide at Point Cook
>(Vic.) makes it very hard to use on a bright day. Birds are silhouetted
>against bright water.
>
>Observatory-type windows are good for children (and others) because many can
>look out at once. Sloped one-way glass seems to conceal people from birds
>(but tinting annoys photographers). However if you have a notebook or Field
>Guide close to the glass and turn over pages, the movement will scare the
>birds. Another advantage is that bird movements can be seen as, say a flock
>flies in from a distance, or a raptor sweeps in and startles everything into
>flight.
>
>Anthea Fleming
>
>
>
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>
>On 2/02/2013 1:31 PM, Simon Robinson wrote:
>> BirdLife Southern Highlands is working with the NSW National Parks and
>> Wildlife Service to install a hide at Cecil Hoskins Reserve, a RAMSA site
>> near Moss Vale, NSW. We have a number of guidelines, including BOCA's 'Bird
>> Hides and Boardwalks' by Bob Shanks, but we'd value any comments,
>> observations or 'views by members of the list.
>>
>>
>> Simon Robinson
>>
>> The Bower
>> 9B Garland Road
>> BUNDANOON NSW 2578
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>>
>> 02 4883 7186
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