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A little bit of this, a little bit of that (1 Viewer)
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Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
There's a thought - one echoed by Pete Dunne, no less, in one of his books: "In God we trust - anyone else had better produce the specimen". (Motto of "the SVAT" - "Species Verification Attack Team")
edenwatcher
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Interesting, we were at Caerlaverock en famille on Sunday. I seem to have dipped HE2 for my yearlist ...
Rob
Rob
Helenelizabeth2
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Damn shame. I hope you had a good day out and didn't dream of twitching the American Wigeon while you were there.
edenwatcher
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Helenelizabeth2
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That's the one. Don't tell Dr W!
Helenelizabeth2
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I braved the rain and went birding on Sunday (in the sense that driving round in the comfort of your car looking at birds without getting wet is 'braving the rain' ).
This is what I saw - and to be fair I did get out of the car a bit at the end.
70. Oystercatcher (2 at Maxey)
71. Shelduck (On Deeping High Bank and at Maxey)
72. Golden Plover (flyover flock near A15)
73. Stonechat (at Maxey)
74. Something else beginning with S (isn't it great how I remember the things I told myself to help myself remember but not the thing it was supposed to help me remember).
*retires into corner to bang head on wall
). This is what I saw - and to be fair I did get out of the car a bit at the end.
70. Oystercatcher (2 at Maxey)
71. Shelduck (On Deeping High Bank and at Maxey)
72. Golden Plover (flyover flock near A15)
73. Stonechat (at Maxey)
74. Something else beginning with S (isn't it great how I remember the things I told myself to help myself remember but not the thing it was supposed to help me remember).
*retires into corner to bang head on wall
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turkish van
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Helenelizabeth2
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Ah, that worked:
74. Skylark
74. Skylark
Helenelizabeth2
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Helenelizabeth2
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And then today I was inspired by the sunshine to take a little lunchtime stroll down by the river and chanced upon not 1 but 3:
75. Green Woodpecker
Very nice, I've never seen 3 together before.
75. Green Woodpecker
Very nice, I've never seen 3 together before.
turkish van
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Don't you look silly now though.
I think we're probably about evens!
Helenelizabeth2
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Today being Mother's Day we had the annual 'Children have to come birding with mummy and not utter a word of complaint because it's Mother's Day deal'. They weren't too good at this the first few years we tried it but to be fair they are really getting the hang these days. Although they did stay in the car a lot. And there was bribery with chocolate, chips and cake.
My adopted child, who appears to have largely given up birding for alcohol these days ( ) also came along.
Our first stop was Sheringham where I found a Glaucous Gull on top of a post. If only William hadn't already told me there was one at Sheringham, I could have had a self-found.
76. Glaucous Gull
77. Turnstone
78. Lesser Black-Backed Gull
On to Cley for the confiding bunch of:
79. Snow Buntings
80. Brent Geese (there weren't many geese about anywhere - have they celebrated today's warmer temperatures by all going home?)
2 very nice roadside views of:
81. Barn Owl
A late afternoon stroll at Titchwell - I love it there at that time of day - most of the Sunday birders had gone home and we had the place almost to ourselves with the beautiful evening light.
81. Slavonian Grebe (kindly shown to me in his scope by a Titchwell seawatcher)
82. Sanderling
83. Curlew
84. Bar-tailed Godwit
85. Avocet
86. Pintail
My adopted child, who appears to have largely given up birding for alcohol these days (
) also came along. Our first stop was Sheringham where I found a Glaucous Gull on top of a post. If only William hadn't already told me there was one at Sheringham, I could have had a self-found.
76. Glaucous Gull
77. Turnstone
78. Lesser Black-Backed Gull
On to Cley for the confiding bunch of:
79. Snow Buntings
80. Brent Geese (there weren't many geese about anywhere - have they celebrated today's warmer temperatures by all going home?)
2 very nice roadside views of:
81. Barn Owl
A late afternoon stroll at Titchwell - I love it there at that time of day - most of the Sunday birders had gone home and we had the place almost to ourselves with the beautiful evening light.
81. Slavonian Grebe (kindly shown to me in his scope by a Titchwell seawatcher)
82. Sanderling
83. Curlew
84. Bar-tailed Godwit
85. Avocet
86. Pintail
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Helenelizabeth2
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Outside the office window today!
87. Goldcrest
A pair of them flitting about the pine. Regular readers will be interested to know that their feet were bare.
87. Goldcrest
A pair of them flitting about the pine. Regular readers will be interested to know that their feet were bare.
Oh Helen... you didn't pinch their socks did you
What a love sight to brighten the day!
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What a love sight to brighten the day!
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Helenelizabeth2
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Everywhere I go on my bike in the last few days:
88. Chiffchaff
Oh, and I think there might have been a few birdies in Scotland too. If only I could remember what any of them were. And I only had a tiny sip of the whisky.
88. Chiffchaff
Oh, and I think there might have been a few birdies in Scotland too. If only I could remember what any of them were. And I only had a tiny sip of the whisky.
Helenelizabeth2
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At a time!
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lol. Yup, every bottle goes down best a tiny sip at a time.
Aren't you going to update my list for me then?
