A Sussex Conspiracy (1 Viewer)

robhope

Well-known member

• Mar 4, 2003

• #1

Every month I look forward to reading Birdwatching magazine, especially the UK Bird Sightings section. This month I tried to find the Sussex section to see what I had missed in my patch but to my dismay there was no Sussex roundup in the South East sightings section. I believe that this is part of a heinous plan by jealous Hampshire birders!

Surely there were a few birds in Sussex last month.

:-C

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T0ny

Okillre Member

• Mar 4, 2003

• #2

Yes, but all seen around Hastings, so didn't count

Tony :t:

 

Grousemore

Senior Member

• Mar 4, 2003

• #3

T0ny said:

Yes, but all seen around Hastings, so didn't count

Tony :t:

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Sorry but missed the point;what is the point regarding Hastings?

 

Booga

Wil Wilson

• Mar 4, 2003

• #4

OI!!!! Rob, us jealous! Naaaaaaahhhh......

OK OK you got Pagham, Pulborough, Emsworth etc etc etc. I am a tad jealous. I think you might be right about certain Hants birders stealing your action though, bl**dy Redwing see everything, I'm sure he's done a Noah type gathering of all your birds and has them even as we type, feeding and posing quite happily in his garden!

 

Booga

Wil Wilson

• Mar 4, 2003

• #5

Grousey mate, T0ny works, and speaks, in mysterious ways!!!

 

T0ny

Okillre Member

• Mar 4, 2003

• #6

Between 1890 and about 1910, numerous records of rarities were submitted from the Hastings area, all of which were later rejectes as having been based on specimens killed abroad, imported on ice and mounted by an unscrupulous taxidermist.

The book 'Bristow and the Hastings Rarities' gives the whole story.

Tony

 

Grousemore

Senior Member

• Mar 4, 2003

• #7

Thanks for the info,i'd never heard of that phenomenon.I'll check it out before long and appreciate the information.

Trevor.

 

Ashley beolens

Breeding the next generation of birders.

• Mar 4, 2003

• #8

Rob I know in the past when this has happend for Bucks it was to do with the county recoreder not outing in the records due to Holiday or illness, I would imagine it is the same here.

 

T0ny

Okillre Member

• Mar 4, 2003

• #9

Trevor,

Your local library should be able to get the book (long out of print) - it's by Harrison. 'British Birds' also devoted a whole issue to it, in 1962 I think - again, the library may help.
Good Luck

Tony

 

Richard Ford

BF Member

• Mar 4, 2003

• #10

Booga said:

bl**dy Redwing see everything, I'm sure he's done a Noah type gathering of all your birds and has them even as we type, feeding and posing quite happily in his garden!

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3 If only you knew what i haven't seen, next to "dipper" in my bird book is a picture of me. 3

Can i take it from that, that you missed the waxwings over the weekend, Wil.

Rich

 

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gordon hamlett

Well-known member

• Mar 6, 2003

• #11

Yup - it was an administarative cock up last month (not my fault I hasten to add<grin>

I've just edited the sightings for this month so you should be ok in the next issue

In previous months, we didn't publish anything because no-one in the county could be be bothered to send us anything! This applies to other counties where there are gaps. Hopefully Sussex should run smoothly from now on.

If there is anyone out there who can regualrly supply sightings for any missing areas eg Staffs, Herts etc, then get in touch with the magazine

Gordon

 

Booga

Wil Wilson

• Mar 6, 2003

• #12

Yep missed 'em bigtime!