Ppedro
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South Devon League Division VI here.
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Eyebrowed Thrush in Norolk (1 Viewer)
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South Devon League Division VI here.
pete wragg
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Cheshirebirder has made an excellent suggestion.
A rare bird thread such as this one can be very long, without any actual substance. This is a waste of time for everybody.
A confirmed/unconfirmed tag would help people focus their attention on real birds.
Of course, if hoaxing is as well developed a British art form as LGRE indicates, it might simply spur more thoughtful windups than this one.
A rare bird thread such as this one can be very long, without any actual substance. This is a waste of time for everybody.
A confirmed/unconfirmed tag would help people focus their attention on real birds.
Of course, if hoaxing is as well developed a British art form as LGRE indicates, it might simply spur more thoughtful windups than this one.
Hmm what a fantastic idea ,ive been looking for a good excuse. Nice one :t:
Might even get promoted to a championship side now
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angusmcoatup
Paul
I went into administration after a period of poor results, financial improprietry and too many hangovers.
Hi Garry,surely "PREM"(lol) players,have pagers and don't depend on the free BF or Birdguides news,so the decision to chase is not based on BF threads surely,and wether to go or not is entirely up to yourself.
Garry Bagnell
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Bernie b, as I said before Birdforum/Internet is a fantastic resource. One day we might not have the luxury of pagers and we will have to rely on Birdforum/Internet for information as first hand. A few refinements to Birdforum wouldn't hurt anyone.
Some people like Bird windups...I don't. Of course they can be amusing but on the whole they are preventing us from trusting one another and the information we have at our disposal.
I spent the first evening doing a full scale investigation into the Eyebrowed Thrush, I quizzed reliable local people and with more & more information coming in, it was clearly a hoax.
Before I left work that day, I warned senior people that I might not be in the next day.
Why should I waste senior people time?
I've got to go now, as I've got to take my daugher to her swimming lesson.
tittletattler
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Can I be the John Terry of premiership birding? I'll be sh*gging your wives whilst you're out twitching. o
Can I be the John Terry of premiership birding? I'll be sh*gging your wives whilst you're out twitching. o
:-O:-O
Mark Batten
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Full scale investigation Gary!!! Could you please explain what this entails other than ringing up lego?
Mark Batten
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Gary with all this talk of premiership twitching i would be interested in the total of your bou List? So take off your irish stuff. Then remove all the uk 400 stuff. Then take off birds you have not seen that well! This would include great snipe, long toed stint and waterthrush to name three. Bou total around 475? A little way to go to premiership status!
Garry Bagnell
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Can I be the John Terry of premiership birding? I'll be sh*gging your wives whilst you're out twitching. o
You can John Terry if you like. Lets just stop there.
Garry Bagnell
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People check out unconfirmed/hoaxes/probables/definites on a regular basis. So people into birding/twitching will feel they need to go and have a look...just in case.
The only people it doesn't effect financially are the people preferring to stay put in front of their computer.
Garry Bagnell
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Mark, not prepared to go down the route of taking birds off lists, this is totally off topic.
The investigation I did, was mainly ringing people up and then making my own mind if it is worth going to Norfolk.
Glad the picture come to light the first evening, as many might have travelled without it.
CornishExile
rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn!
Christ alive, and folk wonder why some people get their kicks posting hoaxes about rare birds. Apart from the fact it's like shooting fish in a barrel, some people are simply *begging* to be wound up... As my dear old granny used to say, when you've got a fool, kick his arse.
On a not unrelated topic, I saw a photo online of a Cedar Waxwing today purporting to be taken on the east coast of the UK... (this is true - the record certainly isn't though, IMHO...)
ce
On a not unrelated topic, I saw a photo online of a Cedar Waxwing today purporting to be taken on the east coast of the UK... (this is true - the record certainly isn't though, IMHO...)
ce
Mark Batten
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Gary. Everybody has birds on there list that they would like to see better. Wilsons petrel was one on mine until i saw one to 15 feet off scilly. The bou question is a serious one as when comparing lists it is helpful to compare like with like.
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Go on ce, you've got me intrigued now! Are you able to post a link to the photo?
Phil
CornishExile
rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn!
Bless you, Phil. I knew someone would bite!
It's really tempting to leave this hanging, to see if the credulous or the mentally lame would get hot and bothered about it. Instead I'll just post the link.
http://tinyurl.com/cxlzmv8
Keep your eyes peeled, folks. Though rare, they're coming to a garden near you if you're on the east coast.
ce
