Adey Baker
Member
Got the 'British Birds' November issue the other day with the 'Report on Rare Birds in Gret Britain in 2003.'
With all the photos of rarities now being posted routinely on various websites it may not be quite so eagerly awaited as formerly, but it's always good to read the 'official' report and it will increase in value (I don't mean financially) in years to come.
Haven't checked all the rarity finders, but it's nice to see at least four BF members' photos being used, including Nigel Blake's shot of the UK's second Black Lark.
Best bit though, is past the rarities feature, in the 'Notes' - a Pied Wagtail that has 'learned' how to activate the automatic doors at Reading Services (West) on the M4 motorway, in order to get inside to pick up scraps of food from the floor between the dining-tables!
With all the photos of rarities now being posted routinely on various websites it may not be quite so eagerly awaited as formerly, but it's always good to read the 'official' report and it will increase in value (I don't mean financially) in years to come.
Haven't checked all the rarity finders, but it's nice to see at least four BF members' photos being used, including Nigel Blake's shot of the UK's second Black Lark.
Best bit though, is past the rarities feature, in the 'Notes' - a Pied Wagtail that has 'learned' how to activate the automatic doors at Reading Services (West) on the M4 motorway, in order to get inside to pick up scraps of food from the floor between the dining-tables!