Cheers, does that mean you've forgiven my parking indiscretion
Had a walk round J27 this afternoon, heard a willow tit calling which clarifies a brief sighting from earlier this year, patch tick!
yes but don't do it again!
Cheers, does that mean you've forgiven my parking indiscretion
Had a walk round J27 this afternoon, heard a willow tit calling which clarifies a brief sighting from earlier this year, patch tick!
Cheers, does that mean you've forgiven my parking indiscretion
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As you raise parking, why is it that when scarce birds turn up folk loose the ability to read signs and park with concideration.
I am free next weekend and was thinking of camping it up at Filey if anyone fancies it?
Thanks, Marcus
Spotted Crake showed really well at Edderthorpe between 8-30 and 9-15 this morning. Stunning views. Thanks for the directions Pete.
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Well if I'd have been at Spurn this weekend I'd have had chance of at least 9 lifers... what does everyone reckon to my chances of at least some of the gooduns staying around until next Sunday (or new ones turning up)? RBF, wryneck, firecrest, common rosefinch and snow bunting are the ones that are particularly annoying me...
Erm, Pete, how do I break this to you? Only 1 of your lifers was still at Spurn today - Lapland Bunting. It was coming down to seed. However, if it's still doing that on Sunday that will be a week, so you won't be able to tick it, as it will then count as feral!!:t:
Wasn't there a wryneck reported this morning too?
Ah well, I've decided to ignore the blatent westerly forecast and have hopeless optimism that the Triangle will be bursting with stuff by Sunday...
Wasn't there a wryneck reported this morning too?
Ah well, I've decided to ignore the blatent westerly forecast and have hopeless optimism that the Triangle will be bursting with stuff by Sunday...
I think Lawts pointed this out some time ago but Spurn always 'reads better on the pager.' Big area, lots of observers, lots of birds skulking. moving, or passing through or over.
Don't set your expectations too high. Despite the great work of the staff and regulars and the immediate broadcast of news I'd say it's a very rare day when any one visiting birder sees everything of interest in the area at peak migration times. And trying to see everything means screaming about in a car rather than enjoying it properly.
After spending the morning further up the coast searching lesser-watched spots, my Sunday afternoon tally was 'just' Woodchat Shrike, Firecrest, 2 Whinchats, 4 Redstarts, Spot Fly, 5 Wheatears. When you look at what was about that sounds poor, and I 'missed' two lifers, but 90% of the hundred-plus birders there Sunday 'missed' good birds. (Mind you, I did spend over an hour asleep on the beach in the sun.)
During the superb period in May/June 2008 I spent a long weekend at Spurn and missed four or five would-be-lifers at the time. But it was still a good a weekend's birding as I've ever had. You have to enjoy what you do see and forget what you miss to make the most of it.
Graham
Cheers, does that mean you've forgiven my parking indiscretion
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As you raise parking, why is it that when scarce birds turn up folk loose the ability to read signs and park with concideration.
Just wondering where you get upto date and reliable wind forecasts/reports? Doing the Skua cruise on Sat and wouldn't mind knowing what the winds are going to be like leading upto Sat. Cheers