earlytorise
Well-known member
Here's an opportunity to recount some of your most memorable near misses in your twitching experience.
Mine would be the Rose-breasted Grosbeak on St Martin's in October 2019. As soon as word got out, I stopped looking for the Blue Rock Thrush on St Mary's and went straight to the pier to hop aboard the boat. Of course, there was no sign of it when we got there, so after waiting around in vain the twitchers spread out. It would get reported here and there, but was always elusive. Sometime in mid-afternoon (I don't remember the exact time) I decided to take the boat back to St Mary's, because I got tired of chasing it. As the boat was leaving the quay, the Grosbeak was spotted in a tree next to the quay, and from the boat we could see people gathering there! Pity the boat didn't turn around, or I might have clinched the tick!
Mine would be the Rose-breasted Grosbeak on St Martin's in October 2019. As soon as word got out, I stopped looking for the Blue Rock Thrush on St Mary's and went straight to the pier to hop aboard the boat. Of course, there was no sign of it when we got there, so after waiting around in vain the twitchers spread out. It would get reported here and there, but was always elusive. Sometime in mid-afternoon (I don't remember the exact time) I decided to take the boat back to St Mary's, because I got tired of chasing it. As the boat was leaving the quay, the Grosbeak was spotted in a tree next to the quay, and from the boat we could see people gathering there! Pity the boat didn't turn around, or I might have clinched the tick!
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