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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mole1" data-source="post: 1250533" data-attributes="member: 64873"><p>I am pretty sure I have done this as well, although only my Dad was with me!  The worst ones are when your mouth opens when it shouldn't and says the wrong bird name!  Earlier this year I id'ed a Wood Pigeon as a Hobby (a split second view without bins).  As I finished saying the first B I realised my mistake, but I had already called it quite loudly in a hide.  I would have been quite embarrased but I had just spotted a distant Red Kite for everyone in the hide so this just evened it out <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>