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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dominique Verbelen" data-source="post: 1278787" data-attributes="member: 61495">hi hugh;i am quite certain there will be no pics of the gull-billed terns :-(i didn 't see them myself as i was giving a powerpoint presentation at that time but i guess the record is included in the final list, based on the the field experience of and the description given by multiple observersas for the remark given by 'touche' (why can 't people give their real full names?') on the chum pics: of course we all know that fisheads in a barrel won 't attract tubenoses!there were many litres of cod liver oil, sardine oil, oat porridge, popcorn etc. on board and tubenoses DID come in but not in the numbers seen on last year's up :-(we are now trying to get a new flemmish contingent on the pride of bilbao that will leave the harbour of portsmouth on september 10th so if you are in to learning any dutch: be there!hope the weather will be on our side!kind regardsps: lots and loads of wrynecks this weekend in flanders and quite some thrush nightingales being caught, as well as a paddyfield warbler so keep yoyr eyes open</blockquote>