I only ever use Manual for off camera flash. I can
tell off the LCD preview if the exposure needs tweaking

I'd be very surprised if it works correctly and having the
the camera pop-up flash going off no matter how weak will
cause unwanted reflections off shiny objects in the picture.

ExpoDisc's are great. You have to remember to press the Green Button
and take an exposure reading first (it needs to be seeing grey not white).

Although not as good as the ExpoDisc the light grey WhiBal card is
a 2nd choice. They also have some good videos on their site explaining
why you should use light grey and not 18% grey.

http://www.whibalhost.com/_Tutorials/WhiBal/01/

A white card is a very poor choice, unless you meter it as grey,
because it burns out to easily when exposed as white. In fact
an overexposed yellow card will look white

Both good but I really like the 2nd one.

Great bird shots, but I like the Lesser Spotted Beaky Raptor Best!

Very often they target cars that look like company cars, because
they are almost certain to contain a laptop. Some cars are also
targeted because they have faulty/easyopen locks etc.

Super stuff as always.... just like I was there

Great stuff, I recognise all the faces, but only know a few
names. The "Search" advert on the Reg D Hunter shot needs
painting out

If it was a 50mm f1.5 it must have been
from a mysterious, long-lost civilization

Edit: Damn Rowdy changed it to a f/1.4

Some nice shots there

Stuey... the goose with no name above and on your flickr page
is the Hawaiian or Nene Goose sadly almost extinct
http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/nene/

That is unusual .... Should look nice when they paint it!