David Norgate
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I'd like to think that this was the bird I saw going over Waxham (or actually not!) but it wasn't!
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- Thread starter Edward woodwood
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I'd like to think that this was the bird I saw going over Waxham (or actually not!) but it wasn't!
Songkhran
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Convenient two bird theory :t: can't be too many Broad dwelling Skuas right now, hopefully Edward didn't duff it up
MJB
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Originally Posted by firstreesjohn
The record went ‘on’ at 2240h, over 5 hours after I posted on here. However, a few clarifications: they (2) flew west, not over Gramboro’, but the field to its south and did not land in the field, which is not stubble, but a grazing marsh. Apart from those . . . !”
Comparing your last two posts with John's (and on that basis alone), I know with whom I'd rather go birding...
MJB
The record went ‘on’ at 2240h, over 5 hours after I posted on here. However, a few clarifications: they (2) flew west, not over Gramboro’, but the field to its south and did not land in the field, which is not stubble, but a grazing marsh. Apart from those . . . !”
Comparing your last two posts with John's (and on that basis alone), I know with whom I'd rather go birding...
MJB
If you look at John's original post you see that he did pass the news on, how news services put the information out clearly isn't decided by the finder. John is a good birder and a nice chap too, always happy to share info and help in the field. If he liked suppressing records a lot less of us would have seen Blyth's reed in Norfolk!
David Norgate
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Convenient two bird theory :t: can't be too many Broad dwelling Skuas right now, hopefully Edward didn't duff it up
Knew someone would say that as I was typing:smoke:
Are you gracing us with your physical presence or just etheral on here?o
David Norgate
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Comparing your last two posts with John's (and on that basis alone), I know with whom I'd rather go birding...
MJB
But if you were a pager user who would you prefer to find birds?
(and before anyone ask: yes, I know John is an excellent birder and bird finder)
Do you know if he told the person as a friend or as a provider of news information or someone connected to the news information service that he uses? Times and people change (just wich I could find something worth suppressing - Lapland Bunting was the best I could find yesterday - which I suppressed!! Except the local mega that was Magpie!!)
John is more than just a 'good birder', all that know him are aware of that!
john miller
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I thought John said he contacted one of the information services. Hardly his fault if it took time to get out. John is a complete amateur at suppression anyhow, jumps onto the phone as soon as he finds anything.
As Mike said and from your attitude I know who I would rather go birding with.
John
ps at least Salthouse was peaceful and not overrun with birders yesterday
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Mark Batten
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At least news got released on the day. An improvement by all accounts on normal practice I would also suggest contacting a well know cley based birder does not constitute informing the birding information services
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David Norgate
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I thought John said he contacted one of the information services. Hardly his fault if it took time to get out. John is a complete amateur at suppression anyhow, jumps onto the phone as soon as he finds anything.
As Mike said and from your attitude I know who I would rather go birding with.
John
ps at least Salthouse was peaceful and not overrun with birders yesterday
Cross posted, John!
Suppression of a good bird(s) is a good way to keep a place peaceful and not overrun with birders!
I, for one, would have come over and looked for the Pipits if I'd had all the information,
I wonder how many would have come over if I had found a Blyth's at Stiffkey?!?
Mark Batten
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The Blyths was found on the point last Thursday. Thought you knew
Songkhran
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Knew someone would say that as I was typing:smoke:
Are you gracing us with your physical presence or just etheral on here?o
but noone ever saw me when i was up here (unless you count West Bank barefoot appearances after allnight tree action) :king:. Yep will be up in next few weeks - solid birding inbetween work trials...
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David Norgate
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Knew someone would say that as I was typing:smoke:
Are you gracing us with your physical presence or just etheral on here?o
but noone ever saw me when i was up here (unless you count West Bank barefoot appearances after allnight tree action) :king:. Yep will be up in next few weeks - solid birding inbetween work trials...
It will be good to 'not' see you then! Looking forward to our existencial chats! Where are you going to be based, same as before?!?
Songkhran
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Well was kind of forced to leave Blakeney (from a cheffing point of view, not birding politics
Have to admit, being away from my 'home' has made me doubly appreciative of what we have in Norfolk.
Fast Ricky
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Etiquette
As I keep saying - still a newbie at birding and the forum - I'm attaching a couple of pics of the Strumpshaw osprey taken yesterday. Is this considering the wrong thing to do and would they be better sent to the gallery? I posted pics of the skua yesterday as that was more of an identification issue. Having said that I can't identify the fish in the osprey pics!
As I keep saying - still a newbie at birding and the forum - I'm attaching a couple of pics of the Strumpshaw osprey taken yesterday. Is this considering the wrong thing to do and would they be better sent to the gallery? I posted pics of the skua yesterday as that was more of an identification issue. Having said that I can't identify the fish in the osprey pics!
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john miller
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Songkhran
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Yeah really great pics, bear in mind you are one of the very few people to have photographed Long-tailed Skua in Norfolk.
john miller
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Salthouse
As a few Buntings are now being found we have started to seed the area just West of Salthouse beach car park. Probably not much hope until the natural seeds on the shingle ridge are eaten, but something might turn up,so worth 10min or so if you are in the area.
News will be put out of anything that turns up, approx 12 hrs after the sighting, 24 hrs for anything rarer than Lap or Snow o
John
As a few Buntings are now being found we have started to seed the area just West of Salthouse beach car park. Probably not much hope until the natural seeds on the shingle ridge are eaten, but something might turn up,so worth 10min or so if you are in the area.
News will be put out of anything that turns up, approx 12 hrs after the sighting, 24 hrs for anything rarer than Lap or Snow o
John
Mark Batten
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petehasset
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Nice pics , I recone the fish in the Ospreys tallons is a Rudd with its crimson tail fin , its very plentiful at Strumpshaw & you can see them just below the surface sometimes ,
robinchittenden
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Here's a dot I took earlier (assuming I got the ID right)
