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  1. Jos Stratford

    What "blockers" have you got on your list?

    Ah ha, maybe I have met you! I remember there was a Hummingbird Hawkmoth showing at the same time as the Veery, a nice added distraction.
  2. Jos Stratford

    What "blockers" have you got on your list?

    With the Murrelet though - there's a little thing called the North American landmass in the way! But, I'd agree with the 'never say never'! Out of interest, do any of our North American members know how many Ancient Murrelet have been recorded on the East Coast of the continent?
  3. Jos Stratford

    What "blockers" have you got on your list?

    It was, at times, not so cooperative - some people did require second trips to see it. I went twice, saw it fantastically the first time, then rather distantly the second. Lundy also provided a Veery within a year or so of the Murrelet ...have there been many since? (had several years in...
  4. Jos Stratford

    What "blockers" have you got on your list?

    AAAAH, there's me! Front row, caught in the act of an active twitch!!! PS still got the same jumper!
  5. Jos Stratford

    What "blockers" have you got on your list?

    Throwing a spanner into your optimism, stretching my memory banks, I kind of get the feeling I saw that Chimney Swift on 6th November ...and what is the date today?!!! But, absolutely, don't give up on November - plenty of crackers have turned up in this month. I think my only UK Nutcracker was...
  6. Jos Stratford

    What "blockers" have you got on your list?

    Cuckoos are fairly impressive on my list - had a Great Spotted Cuckoo at Dawlish and both Black-billed and Yellow-billed Cuckoo on the same day on Scilly, with another Yellow-billed a few days later. Have there been many Chimney Swifts recently? Made a November trip to Scilly for one one year.
  7. Jos Stratford

    What "blockers" have you got on your list?

    Been out of the country for ten years now, but good to see the above list of blockers still holds a few I went to see in my twitching days - got the Ancient Murrelet, Tree Swallow, Yellow-throated Vireo, Golden-winged Warbler and Little Bustard. Off top of my head, I could add American Bittern...
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