O.Reville1989
I started off with nothing and I've still got some
Was all ready to pop along and see these beauties but Dad decided working on his 1958 Land Rover was more important! Can't win them all!
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Norfolk birding (39 Viewers)
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Was all ready to pop along and see these beauties but Dad decided working on his 1958 Land Rover was more important! Can't win them all!
Johny121
Birds
awesome photos, got some great memories of hobbies at Strumpy also
Happisbirder
Always looking, seldom finding...
Still hard to find much on the deck today with 3 Yellow Wags, Peregrine and a Tree Sparrow (the latter 2 which I missed!) being noteworthy within the parish. I added a new species to my Happisburgh list in the form of a Curlew Sandpiper which flew in off with 2 Barwits and 7 Curlews mid-morning. The flock wheeled round appearing to want to land on a stubble but the CS was having none of it and promptly flew back out to sea and eastwards.
This afternoon, pre- weather front and rain, Hirundines were observed heading south at Smallburgh in small, occasional parties with a couple of Swifts tagging along for good measure. Don't suppose I'll be seeing too many more of the latter this year...
James
This afternoon, pre- weather front and rain, Hirundines were observed heading south at Smallburgh in small, occasional parties with a couple of Swifts tagging along for good measure. Don't suppose I'll be seeing too many more of the latter this year...
James
Nick Moran
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Thanks Mike - apparently its all about visualisation (and/or a Positive Mental Attitude!)
My point was that my 65:1 ratio of Thetford Nunnery Lakes : Scolt Head/East Hills visits in the last 2 years has resulted in a 1:2 ratio of half-decent birds... ie hit rate is at least partly down to location, location, location. Not that that's news to anyone; just thought the stats were striking.
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MJB
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black kite 1964
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The visualization stuff is a complete load of rubbish!!
The_Partridge
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So its not just about having a PMA
got to be better than having a NMA
mind you, with a good powerful hose and a few litres of tea tree oil mixed into the water supply I dare say it could be quite invigorating
I do not know about visualization , but any bird watcher worth his salt will know what the comming weather might bring and work out for himself where its likely to find the birds rather than blindly following the sheep to where ever the pager points them. So what if you miss some rareity , there is alway another year to try and find it.
What joy and satisifaction there is in looking at a bird that someone else has reported is a mystery to me. Its rather like someone putting a big fish on your hook and then telling you , you have a bite. Go out find your own birds , keep quiet about them and know the wildlife of the area will be undisturbed by the birding hoards.
What joy and satisifaction there is in looking at a bird that someone else has reported is a mystery to me. Its rather like someone putting a big fish on your hook and then telling you , you have a bite. Go out find your own birds , keep quiet about them and know the wildlife of the area will be undisturbed by the birding hoards.
O.Reville1989
I started off with nothing and I've still got some
Agreed! While I do follow the pager quite a bit I try to get out as much as I can!
Example: Tit flock in my village today (mostly Long-Tailed) bought up a surprising warbler sp. Too flighty to identify, very faint super, slight pattern on the back and a brown general colouring. Probably won't ever know what it was educated guess says Garden Warbler or Juvenile Booted if I'm feeling brave/daring (Sarcasm) but you never know.....
Wouldn't have seen it at all had I sat on my PC waiting for a pink footed elephant headed snake bird to appear on the point!
black kite 1964
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Brown warbler. A new species for Norfolk!! A week of strong west winds. Not a great week for finding a barred warbler even if armed with either pma or a copy of stringing magazine!!
O.Reville1989
I started off with nothing and I've still got some
or maybe it was Yellow....one of them in Iceland 2 days ago....stranger things have happened B
Stratton Birder
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I added a new species to my Happisburgh list in the form of a Curlew Sandpiper which flew in off with 2 Barwits and 7 Curlews mid-morning. The flock wheeled round appearing to want to land on a stubble but the CS was having none of it and promptly flew back out to sea and eastwards.
Fussy blighter !
O.Reville1989
I started off with nothing and I've still got some
Firecrest finally confirmed in the garden today. Has been either a Goldcrest or Firecrest flitting around the last couple of days but today was the first time I managed good enough views!
Will hopefully manage pictures tomorrow but the strong winds and rain might stop that.
Will hopefully manage pictures tomorrow but the strong winds and rain might stop that.
black kite 1964
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or maybe it was Yellow....one of them in Iceland 2 days ago....stranger things have happened B
Green. Pink and purple warbler just as likely!! It all about visualization!! Look forward to your firecrest photos. Little gems of the highest quality. Even better to have one in the garden. Regards. Mark.
O.Reville1989
I started off with nothing and I've still got some
Indeed it is! Will do my best tomorrow, think my best chance was today, ironically when I was on the phone to orange! But will give it a go!
The_Partridge
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and it was definitely to Orange, not to Yellow Pages ?
O.Reville1989
I started off with nothing and I've still got some
Orange Juice, Wolverhampton Wanderers, The orange plastic bits on ink cartridges, Orange guitar amps, pumpkins, doritoes, cheese, carrots, leaves, lava.....These are all orange...as are Firecrest's crests....I'm satisfied!
firstreesjohn
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The future's Orange
With all these colours swirling around, this thread has taken on a psychedelic character. I know my collective is ‘Acidic’, but it’s not Lysergic.
Have I suddenly gone environmentally colour blind ? The last time I looked at lava, it was solid- and as grey as Sir John Major’s Spitting Image puppet. (I must admit, I wasn’t inside Mt Etna at the time.)
And leaves ? Most of these are green, surely ? This is England, not New England in the fall.
However, we’ll all be healthy, having 5-a-day of this citrus fruit- the disadvantage being that we could end up looking like the Dutch football team, or David Dickinson.
With all these colours swirling around, this thread has taken on a psychedelic character. I know my collective is ‘Acidic’, but it’s not Lysergic.
Have I suddenly gone environmentally colour blind ? The last time I looked at lava, it was solid- and as grey as Sir John Major’s Spitting Image puppet. (I must admit, I wasn’t inside Mt Etna at the time.)
And leaves ? Most of these are green, surely ? This is England, not New England in the fall.
However, we’ll all be healthy, having 5-a-day of this citrus fruit- the disadvantage being that we could end up looking like the Dutch football team, or David Dickinson.
wolfphotos
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or maybe it was Yellow....one of them in Iceland 2 days ago....stranger things have happened B
Was it buying frozen ready meals for the winter?
