RJSeargent
Birding at the taxpayer's expense. Head down, bin
Gents - female Saker! I love patchbirding.
Rich,Gents - female Saker! I love patchbirding.
Yes, I have a space. But I won't be going if its not seen today (no sign so far), so it could be a moot point.
That would certainly be more convenient for me, as some of the others that have expressed an interest live in awkward places.
We'll see what happens.
Rich Little pick Friday was done off my own back with Jim a local got rid of all the cans and metal + 8 odd bags of rubish.Good to see that there is now a litter pick at Tice's. Who's organising it?
Good Tices day out to Wales with movie stars to with Sean and Dave bagged Yellowthroat Lesser Scaup great veiws of both dipped on Bonaparts Gull at Cardiff cant have it all sometimes.
Good Tices day out to Wales with movie stars to with Sean and Dave bagged Yellowthroat Lesser Scaup great veiws of both dipped on Bonaparts Gull at Cardiff cant have it all sometimes.
Rich, had no idea there was a litter pick last Friday, and I was at Tice's too! Do let me know when the next one is and I'll be happy to help if I'm free.
Matt.
For those in far flung places postal autograph s can be aranged.I am not worthy.
MORE than 1,000 birdwatchers flocked to a Newport field after a bird, rarely seen this side of the Atlantic, was spotted there.
A dog-walker spotted a common yellowthroat in a hedgerow on Friday morning and, after he posted a picture on the internet, birdwatchers from all over the UK travelled to the farmer’s field off Cwm Cwddy Drive, Rhiwderin.
The bird is indigenous to warmer parts of North America, such as Florida, and there have been ten previous sightings in the UK with this being only the second in Wales.
Gwent Wildlife Trust president Roger James said: “Word got out and there have been thousands of people here from places like Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Teeside. There were 400 people here on Friday alone.”
Birdwatchers formed an arc around the field with binoculars and cameras, primed to get a sight of the bird as it made its way through undergrowth.
Tom Bragg, 34, travelled from Devon and said: “The bird could have got lost when migrating during the winter. It would have been caught by a storm and blown across the Atlantic, a terrifying ordeal and something most do not survive.”
Richard Horton, 65 and Dave Baker, 49, left their Aldershot homes at 5am yesterday to travel to Newport
Mr Horton said: “It’s incredible it’s travelled from America and found its way here.
“It’s very low down in the hedgerow feeding and resting, but it’s caused great excitement.” [/I]
For those in far flung places postal autograph s can be aranged.
Just looked in the book at red-fronted serin nice one to get mate almost redpole size.Your's or Dave's?
Lifer today. Male Red-fronted Serin. A stonker!