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Message: <blockquote data-quote="username" data-source="post: 1812830" data-attributes="member: 70211">My apologies for not having joined in this stroll down 'birding memory lane' earlier...[have been a tad preoccupied of late]!My fellow Leicester birdy mates have already commented on the early twitching 'scene'....tho i guess i go back a bit further having 'started' in the seventies. I still blame Dave Holman for getting me 'really' hooked on 'tick-hunting'...as it used to be known then..<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> He was 'the' bloke...fantastic fella...and still is...[always friendly whenever our paths cross].Have just dug out some old notebooks....here's just a few old contacts...'Emu'...[John Eames]Dave RosairEdwin WellandKerry harrisonKen SpriggsDr. RainesJakeMick AlleboneSteve webbGerald JobsonRoy TwiggP.J. GrantCuddy...[upstart]<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Dave Cotteridge....etc etc...and so on...One contact i always used to ring for info round the Wirral was Chris Keyhoe...and strangely enuff our paths crossed in Cuba recently...[he was leading a tour]. Only mention this as it was great to 'catch up'....was good to see his reaction when L3 was mentioned....B <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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