Merry Christmas

[Euan Buchan]

Just thaught Id wish all the Birders,Moderators etc a Merry Christmas and a HAPPY NEW YEAR how do you spend your Christmas? My uncle comes up on Chrstmas Eve an my granparents come up the road in the moring on Christmas Day and the 7 of us will all have Xmas dinner then we will go to my aunties house for a quizz night which was great fun last year :bounce:

[Andrew Whitehouse]

And a merry christmas to you too Euan and to everyone else. Fifebirder will be heading south of the border to the beautiful East Midlands and is licking his lips at the thought of Marsh Tits, Nuthatches and maybe even Lesser-spotted Woodpecker.

Here's to a bird-filled 2004.

[Michael Frankis]

Hi Euan,

Thanks and hope you have a very nice christmas too!

Michael

[Billy Boy]

And a merry Xmas to you too Euan. My father is coming over on Monday to spend Xmas here. I've got a 6 month old baby so I'm looking forward to his first Xmas.

Fifebirder, where abouts in the East Midlands are you heading?

Billy Boy

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Hi Billy Boy,

I'll be a bit to the south of you at my folks in Northampton.

[Billy Boy]

A good chance for a visit to Rutland water then ;)

Billy Boy

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Maybe, although more likely to Pitsford or perhaps Eyebrook. I'm also looking forward to those lovely gravel pits in the Nene valley and a few Yellow-legged Gulls (or maybe a 'Caspian').

[John N]

Hi Euan. Thanks a lot for your good wishes. A very happy Christmas and a Happy new year to you and to all your family. All the best John.

[christineredgate]

Euan,have a great Xmas,and lots of good birding for 2004.
Christine.

[Grousemore]

Happy Christmas to you too,Euan and I look forward to seeing more of your postings in the new year.

[Gerry Hooper]

Merry Christmas to you too Euan, and everybody else of course, particularly all those behind the screens making this site happen.
I'll probably spend most of Christmas pushing my son on his new bike up 'n down the place.
Birding on Dartmoor for New Years Day - Start as you mean to go on!

[pineywoods965]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too Euan, Admin, Moderators, behind the scenes staff and all the 5000+ members. It's been a great year for Birdforum and I'm looking forward to many more. My parents are coming over for Christmas Day and we will be feasting on ham and lots of goodies with temps in the mid 60's and lots of sun!

Becky

[Ruby]

Hi Euan,

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too!!

Hope you enjoy the quiz (quite enjoy them myself as a matter of fact...)


RGds.... Ruby

[Harry Hussey]

Hi Euan,
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and peaceful Christmas!
Harry H

[very boring banned member]

Merry winter solstice to earthlings!

[Beverlybaynes]

A Merry Christmas to you, Euan, and Happy Hannukah and Happy Zwanzaa and Merry Solstice to those celebrating those festive days!

I'll leave on the morning of the 24th for my sister's (she has a big crafting thing planned for us that afternoon -- weaving!). We'll (sister, brother-in-law and me) will open presents that night.

Christmas morning, while they sleep in, I'll head out to Muscatatuck NWR, about 20 miles away, which I have done on Christmas morning for about 8-10 years now. And I love it -- there might be 3-4 other people on the refuge, but I'll essentially have it to myself for the morning. Hope the eagles are up!

On the 26th, we'll go further in southern Indiana to do the family thing with the remaining aunts and uncles, and various cousins and their families. My uncle Fred has promised me two things: a surprise mystery tour of some sort, and a visit to a small cave called Baynes Spring, which none of us even knew about until I stumbled upon the name while browsing for something-or-the-other one day. Turns out the cave is on property homesteaded by my g-g-g-grandfather in the 1840s! The property is no longer in the family, so I should remind him, I guess, of his promise, as I'd LOVE to check this out. Guess it's a very small place, but I'm mightily intrigued by it all.

Christmas is very special -- the orchestra closes down (thank you, musicians' union!) and I'll be off work from noon on the 23rd til Monday the 5th!

And I'll return to my sister's on New Year's Eve in order to do the Christmas Bird Count at Muscatatuck on New Year's Day. Just hoping for better weather than a year ago, when it was 36 degrees and blowing rain! ICK! Brrrrrr!

I send my warmest regards to everyone on the forum!

[pduxon]

Bah humbug!!

No seriously have a great Christmas everyone. I finish on Wednesday and don't go back to the 5th yyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss

[Euan Buchan]

I like the Xmas hats on the birdies very christmassy and offcourse the snowflakes falling

[erik]

Merry Christmas to yo all and a great New Year! I'll be spending my holidays with my parents, at home, with my parents, i'll be travelling quite a lot between those two places...24th at my parents, 25th at home, 26 at my parents, newyears eve at home. Will be fun though, throwing a party american style so all our friends will come and take stuff along! Hope the weather will be better than et the moment with hail, rain and storm (windspeed of 75 miles p/h!).

[nirofo]

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to everyone, let your stockings be overflowing with birding goodies both feathered and otherwise.

nirofo.

[Euan Buchan]

I would also like to wish all the birds everywhere a Merry Christmas too ;)

[Michael Frankis]

Happy Christmas everyone!

[pineywoods965]

I like your picture Michael:-) Looks like he is ready to light up the night for Santa.

[birdman]

[QUOTE=Fifebirder] Fifebirder ... is licking his lips at the thought of Marsh Tits, Nuthatches and maybe even Lesser-spotted Woodpecker.
[QUOTE]

I'll be stickin' to chicken me self!

Marry Christmas Euan, Fifebirder and everyone else!

Have a good one and a great 2004.

:t:

[bolton45]

I will head for my local nature park on Christmas Day, perhaps may have it all to myself, for the morning at least. Maybe the Green Woodpecker will turn up and treat me with my getting a photo of him.
Merry Christmas to everyone and all have a great New Year.

[steve_nova]

Have a great Christmas Euan and a happy new year! and that goes for everyone else too.

[Andrew]

Hopefully I will have Boxing Day free to go birding and walk off the meals. Maybe Dawlish Warren or a long hike on the local canal.

[Tim Allwood]

A very merry xmas and a peaceful new year to you all

may all your turkeys be free of botulism too!

[Bluetail]

A very happy Christmas to all of you and may 2004 be full of wonderful birds.

Jason

[Larry Lade]

My wife and I watched our video of "A Christmas Carol" last night, the 1951 version. We did have some snow a few days ago, but it is all gone now, so I do not think we will have a "white Christmas" this year. This morning I am going down to the lake south of town to see the Trumpter Swans which are "hanging around". They are unusal in our area and a treat to see.

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy (Bird Filled) New Year.

[John Marshall]

I have just filled the feeders for Christmas morning, the local Greylags have just flighted out to the grazing fields near where I live. The Christmas lights are on in the house, my daughter and grandson are here from Norfolk. I am about to have a nice large "Black Bush", have a nap and dream of Santa coming. To all Staff, Members and Guests to our very special Bird Forum have a peaceful and enjoyable Christmas and exciting birding in 2004.......More geese going over as nightfall comes!!

[Euan Buchan]

everyone have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and have a great day with your family

[walwyn]

All the best everyone.

[cuddy]

Hope You have had a great Christmas Euan all the best for 2004.

Brian