Docmartin
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marek_walford said:Hastings (allegedly)
Cor, that game didn't last long. Pevensey Sluice, 1916 from memory.
I'll have to think of another now.
marek_walford said:Hastings (allegedly)
Docmartin said:Cor, that game didn't last long. Pevensey Sluice, 1916 from memory.
I'll have to think of another now.
marklhawkes said:I doubt it will even be submitted now. Having been involved in a private email discussion with many of the key people involved in this bird, it appears that all have come to the conclusion that, although they dont' know what it is, it has too many anomolies to be regarded as a SBC.
Hi Rob. The bill of the Hungarian skin does look superficially much like the Minsmere bird's, but IMO that's because it's slightly open. I'd like to see it with its bill shut! As I said before I was very happy with the bill apart from the thickness and the colour. The colour seems to have been sorted now. If the SBC experts deem the thickness to be OK then I'll be more than happy to take their word for it - obviously.Rob Hutchinson said:I would definitely echo the thoughs re. Bill Shape (Particularly the broad base) & colouration, I thought these where the main negative points on the bird, how do you think they compare to the photos on the link I post earlier however, look very similar to me.
Tim Allwood said:Talking about making 'mistakes' does no one any good, although some of the pro-SBC posts were rather of the 'forceful' kind. Just think with the possible magnitude of it, combined with the lack of knowledge about SBC/Curlew forms and variation, the gun was jumped just a little bit, not by the finder though it must be said.
marklhawkes said:Tim, your right that the finder didn't jump to a conclusion, however, i know of his current thinking on this issue, and you maybe surprised!