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IanF said:
Already signed :t:
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I know. Thanks. :t:
Hopeing others who don't go on DBC forum will sign it.
I am sure JBee will sign it.
ps. JBee I really like your site and pictures your a great photographer! Especially your Water Rail. By the way I am that guy who carried Steve Evans scope when I went to see the Wryneck and when I said something to you I must have been speaking fast and you didn't undersntad a word I said. ha ha :-O
Just so you know who I am. If you didn't. I was with Spuggy (David K)
 
Kinghorn the bird brain. said:
By the way I am that guy who carried Steve Evans scope when I went to see the Wryneck and when I said something to you I must have been speaking fast and you didn't undersntad a word I said. ha ha :-O
Just so you know who I am. If you didn't. I was with Spuggy (David K)
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I'm trying to forget who you are NOT remember ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) :t:
Off to sign thingy ma jig now
 
DenBee said:
Hi JBee
Thanks for bringing me down to earth after the past few days, as you rightly said I did join in the laughter and joking which actually added to my days birding that day, I realise that you did not mean any offence.
It is that from Monday I have had a right SH!!!Y week and combined with my embarrassment more than anything else I blew things out of proportion.
I therefore feel that I must redeem myself for the replies that I have posted against any member that I may have mentioned.
Once again hope to meet up sometime in the near future, and I promise that I will come laiden with every reference book I can carry next time
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Forget the reference books - bring sugar seemed to be the gist Den ;)

Ungrateful buggers lol.
 
Barmston pond this afternoon, 7 shoveller, 2 ruddy duck, 3 dabchick, 1 heron, 12 greylags on smaller pond as well as the usual gulls coots etc.
 
Teesdale

A drive up to Eggleston this morn saw 3 Common Buzzards, lots of red grouse and people preparing to shoot them. 2 Ravens, 1 Red Kite - all over Millstone Rigg on Egglestone Common - Buzzards and Ravens were interacting and Buzzard caught somthing on the ground. Woodcock flew over.
Back to Kinninvie another Red Kite flying over Langleydale Moor back towards Blackton - saw a group of birders setting off for a Red Kite Walk - think they were going in opposite direction to where I saw them.
A quick call in to Low Barns - brief glimpse of water rail, kingfisher, jay. Flocks of Long Tailed Tits, and 2 Bullfinch - and plenty of Sea Trout moving up river.
 
Rainton Meadows - Saturday 11th
Flock of around 50 golden plover few around main lake - a group of about 8 thought about landing on the island a couple of times but resisted.
Small flock of 15 snipe circled the lake for a good five minutes.
Thank you to the little pixies who work during the night turning over the ground in front of the hide - the snipe love the earthworms in the sods of earth.
 

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loppydog70 said:
Barmston pond this afternoon, 7 shoveller, 2 ruddy duck, 3 dabchick, 1 heron, 12 greylags on smaller pond as well as the usual gulls coots etc.
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Phil, good to meet you again this afternoon at Barmston Pond, your not going to believe what I saw after I left you, no not that Goldcrest we joked about but a probable Yellow-browed Warbler!!
I was walking back along the northern boundary when I heard a bird calling which at first made me think Chiffchaff but was sufficiently different to make me stop and have a look, I could also hear Long-tailed Tit's about so hung around until something came into view, first a Great Tit then a five second view of a warbler which I immediately could see had a pale supercilium and obvious pale wing-bar, definately not Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler.
I waited a while for another view but it vanished into the foliage, it was one of those did I just see what I thought I did see moments.
I saw the Y-b W that was up at Cresswell recently but that bird did'nt call but having listened to the call on the Dutchbirding website I am 99% sure it was a Yellow-browed Warbler.
What were we saying about being in the right place at the right time! Looks like my plans for tomorrow have changed!
 
JBee said:
Rainton Meadows
Small flock of 15 snipe circled the lake for a good five minutes.
Thank you to the little pixies who work during the night turning over the ground in front of the hide - the snipe love the earthworms in the sods of earth.
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they mustnt have any gnomes to go to.......

Checked with CW, new high Snipe count for Pool 2 - 68 this morning (63 in air & 5 static).
Also pr Gadwall, 1Wigeon, 10Teal, femPintail, 10Shoveller etc
 
NeilF said:
Phil, good to meet you again this afternoon at Barmston Pond, your not going to believe what I saw after I left you, no not that Goldcrest we joked about !
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Hi neil, was just about to pedal home when i thought, no i'll stick around for a bit, pleased i did as i did manage to get a 5 second glimpse of a goldcrest in the bushes where that bloke's tent is, then my phone rang and i lost it. Will probably have another look one day after work this week. Hopefully might get to see the probable YBW and longer views of a goldcrest.:t:
 
Hello to the 2 men with the large cameras who were at RM's this afternoon.

Birds of note :
1 barnacle goose
1 fem. wigeon
1 jay
quite a few snipe . couldn't count them all
 
Jumpin 4 Joy said:
Hello to the 2 men with the large cameras who were at RM's this afternoon.

Birds of note :
1 barnacle goose
1 fem. wigeon
1 jay
quite a few snipe . couldn't count them all
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I wish you had introduced yourself - always nice to put faces to names.
I presume you are the lady with the lumix camera???
The good looking bloke on your left was me - Jaybee whilst the really ugly fellow on your right was scuzz.
 
loppydog70 said:
Hi neil, was just about to pedal home when i thought, no i'll stick around for a bit, pleased i did as i did manage to get a 5 second glimpse of a goldcrest
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Well done Phil, bang goes the theory that two heads are better than one, we saw more after we split up! :-O
 
JBee said:
I wish you had introduced yourself - always nice to put faces to names.
I presume you are the lady with the lumix camera???
The good looking bloke on your left was me - Jaybee whilst the really ugly fellow on your right was scuzz.
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I agree with the first line, not sure about the 2nd ??? and as far as the 3rd goes, If you're trying to upset me, so I don't ask for any more of your coffee -- YOU'VE FAILED B :)B :)B :) :-O:-O.

A few from today.
 

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