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Fen's Pool Nr (1 Viewer)
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geoffw1946
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I seem to remember going for this bird but didn't see it. I was approached by a glue sniffer there who accused me of stealing his glue and I spent about 20 minutes saying I hadn't got it (thought I'd have to hit him to get away but he finally gave up). Happy times.
Geoff
Baggieshep
Well-known member
Glue Sniffer
That's not right Geoff, what you really wanted to do "was stick a bugger on him":-O
That's not right Geoff, what you really wanted to do "was stick a bugger on him":-O
hughie king
Well-known member
I still think you pinched my glue Geoff!!
geoffw1946
Well-known member
Hi Hughie, Next time I see you in The Rising Sun I'll buy you some glue or a pint.
Geoff
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Baggieshep - did you mean to say:
"That's not right Geoff, what you really wanted to do "was pritt stick a bugger on him"
"That's not right Geoff, what you really wanted to do "was pritt stick a bugger on him"
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rollingthunder
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The late Alan Perry - top bloke, knew all the local yoof (cue - clip 'round the ear!) Liked his fishin', fags 'n' beer - proper non-PC birder.....c/w deerstalker!
Laurie:t:
Laurie:t:
lesser kestrel
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Talking of grim places, Russell Hall takes some beating but Billesley Common when the shore lark turned up (1996?) was like an scene from The Wire.
hughie king
Well-known member
That's what makes some birds so special. Who could forget a Shorelark in the snow in a suburb of Birmingham. Jan 1997 incidentally, an excellent find.
Also Simon's Red b Shrike & Wryneck at Russell's Hall.
Quality birds.
Who gives a **** about the surroundings!
Hughie .
keithr
Relapsus resurgam
Not so much the actual site but the surrounding streets where I parked but the Sheepwash scared the s*** out of me.
And when I said in work (Oldbury Road) I was going to visit the Bumble Hole I was told to watch where I parked there as well.....seemed O.K. though.
But the places I will never leave my car again are right on my doorstep...Bittell and Wast Hills......I had my plates nicked and lots have had their cars broken into.:eek!:
Keith :t:
And when I said in work (Oldbury Road) I was going to visit the Bumble Hole I was told to watch where I parked there as well.....seemed O.K. though.
But the places I will never leave my car again are right on my doorstep...Bittell and Wast Hills......I had my plates nicked and lots have had their cars broken into.:eek!:
Keith :t:
rollingthunder
Well-known member
Wed 22 Jan.......
Spent an hour so so at the FP's ystda, a pity this thread is'nt updated more frequently - there were a couple of birders nattering down near the car park but they obviously do'nt post on BF.
Arrived ca12:30 to Fifty Shades of Grey and left an hour or so later with Blue skies and White cotton-wool clouds - no rain but very wet underfoot and high water levels on the pools.
Fens Pool had ca10 Tufties, GCGrebe, 25+ BHG's and a pair of Pochard skulking under the Willows. Middle Pool had 30+ Tufties and about 50 BHG's and a couple of LBB's. Skirted back via Widewaters which also had a pair of Tufties present.
Nice to visit a bit of water that does'nt hold a Great Northern Diver
Ironically the only GTD that i have seen actually in the WM county was the bird present already mentioned elsewhere.
Laurie:t:
Spent an hour so so at the FP's ystda, a pity this thread is'nt updated more frequently - there were a couple of birders nattering down near the car park but they obviously do'nt post on BF.
Arrived ca12:30 to Fifty Shades of Grey and left an hour or so later with Blue skies and White cotton-wool clouds - no rain but very wet underfoot and high water levels on the pools.
Fens Pool had ca10 Tufties, GCGrebe, 25+ BHG's and a pair of Pochard skulking under the Willows. Middle Pool had 30+ Tufties and about 50 BHG's and a couple of LBB's. Skirted back via Widewaters which also had a pair of Tufties present.
Nice to visit a bit of water that does'nt hold a Great Northern Diver
Ironically the only GTD that i have seen actually in the WM county was the bird present already mentioned elsewhere.Laurie:t:
rollingthunder
Well-known member
Keith - when you tire of Divers and fed up with life you can do no worse that to pop over to Withymoor (Do'nt forget the hosepipe for the exhaust) where you will be, almost, guaranteed to see little to set the pulse racing..........:C
Laurie:t:
) where you will be, almost, guaranteed to see little to set the pulse racing..........:CLaurie:t:
Hi laurie I have been visiting the pools once or twice most weeks since I last posted in December, but the only records of note have been a couple of teal, the odd raven and the pair of pochard, and from speaking to the other regulars they haven't seen anything else of note either, cheers simon
