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    Jackdaws in S.E.England

    I used to live in SW London (Surbiton) until 8 months ago, and they were locally common - lots in Kingston, Surbiton, Tolworth & Malden Manor, but very few in some of the intervening districts. Tony
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    Pager slaves - doncha hate 'em?

    Thank you for that, Peter - I think I also felt more than a little sorry for them, having just shared half-an-hour or so with a group of kids to whom every bird was an excitement, and who couldn't wait to share their joy at what they'd seen. Tony PS if any of you were there today, and didn't...
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    Pager slaves - doncha hate 'em?

    In a (probably vain) attempt to raise the focus of this thread above its present level ; today, while I did my GGBC (80 species, on my own) at Cley, a Pectoral Sandpiper turned up. In the way of such arrivals, it made a tour of the places, stopping briefly on each pool before continuing...
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    At last theyre here.....

    Nina, In the deeds to my house, there is a clause stating I must not brew or distill alcohol on the premises, nor may I invite parties of ten or more people to any function at which alcohol is served or otherwise made available AND for which an entrance fee is charged. Curiously, I had no...
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    At last theyre here.....

    That is good news, Nina - on Thursday, before the wind & rain that greeted May 1, I saw some prospecting on a house two doors away from me, and they've been flying overhead twittering, but no arrivals yet at the other local colony - very near a pub ! Tony
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    Babies! We have BABIES!

    You sound as if you're happy about something, Beverly - why not share it with the rest of us ? Seriously, that is really great news - please keep us informed of all progress of chicks and parents. Tony
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    Black Redstart

    Very nice, Karl - good sighting. In London (so I've been told) they liked bomb-sites after the war, but most of those have now been built on, ready to provide targets for next time ... Tony
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    Can I add this to my list

    Polygon ? Oh, no, we've had that one. Where's Polygon ? Up a geometree. Marcel Proust
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    Barbaric practices in France

    'Paris restaurant serves millionth strangled duck PARIS (Reuters) - Select guests have gathered at a top Paris restaurant to sample the one millionth duck to be snatched from grassy marshland, carefully strangled and ritually cooked with its own blood. The legendary Tour d'Argent has been...
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    Can I add this to my list

    I Wish To Register A Complaint !
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    Osprey Horror Story

    Simon, there's dumb and there's viciously abusive. Deportation is expensive, though - why not provide him with transport to the US 50-mile limit, and let him make his own way, unassisted, from there ? Tony
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    Can I add this to my list

    If anyone 'splits their sides' laughing at this lot (unlikely I know) it could be a parrotschism of laughter. Tony
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    Can I add this to my list

    If they leave the parrot in the car when it's raining, it'll be polyunsaturated. If it makes the tea, it'll be polyputheketalon. If it speaks many languages, it must be a polyglot. Tony PS if it says 'sorry' to horses, it's apollygees
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    My Week at The Reseve

    Glad you're doing so well - how long before they make you manager ? Tony
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    How do I start?

    One final point (from me, anyway) - please keep us up to date with all your trips, sightings and frustrations - and keep asking questions, we'll do our best to help. Since you're not on-line at present, I assume you and the kids are out looking for owls ? Tony
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