Happisbirder
Always looking, seldom finding...
Cley Church - went to visit RAR's gravestone, which I do so occasionally...
Best Wishes Penny:girl:
I've not visited for many a year but his was the first funeral I ever attended; I think I was 12 and Cley Church was packed! I've many fond memories of time my family spent with him and his terriers along the East Bank or his couple of visits for Sunday tea when, with what seemed like a few deft pencil strokes, he would produce the most brilliant sketches of whatever bird my brothers and I asked for. My Mum still has the original watercolour Lapwing he did for the Breeding Atlas (I think) which he gave to my Dad. There is also, somewhere 'at home', a tape he made called "Barry's Guide to Fair Isle" which he recorded for his good friend and former World Champion Motorcycle Grand Prix Champion the late Barry Sheene. Another tape we had, "A Year at Cley", seems to have gone missing many years ago; if anyone knows of a copy I'd love to hear it again.
Birdwise, it's been pretty quiet here of late, 1-2 Spotted Flys and 2 Stonechats recently and 4 Snow Buntings coasting NW this morning being the most noteworthy...
James