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On behalf of FoAM I would like to publicly thank Mark Payne, Paul Brewster and Paul Longley for their donation from the book sale. It has has been passed to the treasurer of FoAM specifically to fund ...

POUR LE FUB:
N'oubliez pas cette belle Irelandaise, Pam o'Urehand et ses charmante cinq filles.
I am down to my last 100 euphemisms so I am ending my contributions to the Onanist theme! Wink

No link but presumably same as feeding the ducks?

Back on the patch, dead Mute Swan on Neumann's now joined by a dead Canada and another with a damaged wing. Looks like the gun-toting lame brains ...

Podski

Where's your garden list? Too small to publish?

Crying or Very sad

G-La...

Anyone for the Spinner this Thursday?

As we are now in a state of war (birders v gunslingers, maggot danglers, keep fit fanatics etc) I propose a committee meeting at a secret watering hole somewhere near the patch. Thursday night used to ...

the spotted redshank was still present this morning along with 6 green sands 1 lrp 1 dunlin 4 ruff and a hobby zipped through close in front of the watchpoint . there are 5 barnacle geese knocking abo ...

No link but presumably same as feeding the ducks?

Back on the patch, dead Mute Swan on Neumann's now joined by a dead Canada and another with a damaged wing. Looks like the gun-toting lame brains ...

Stabbing the cat? Anyway ...

2 Curlew Sands again on Neumann's this morning, otherwise pretty quiet. 3 Green Sands, 3 Blackwits and 2 LRPs on No1. Total of 38 Pied Wagtails on patch, plus a Whit ...

Greg - were you stabbing the cat when you saw the Caspian Gull in your garden Embarassed

the spotted redshank was back again today along with 4 ruff 1 dunlin 1 lrp and 4 green sands

With chores done a late pm visit to see what afternoon thunderstorms had brought in. No Black Terns on mere yet but on Neumann's an obvious arrival of wildfowl included 247 Teal, 28 Shoveler and 6 Wi ...

Stabbing the cat? Anyway ...

2 Curlew Sands again on Neumann's this morning, otherwise pretty quiet. 3 Green Sands, 3 Blackwits and 2 LRPs on No1. Total of 38 Pied Wagtails on patch, plus a Whit ...

Golden Plover returned to spit NF at about 9.30 am.
To save speculation by Greggsie and others my number plate is not personalised. Neither is the middle 'W' the initial letter of a vulgar word for a ...

Excellent, can you add Crane, Black Redstart and Serin to the list please?

Hey Chaps

Paul has updated the focal point lists with Garden 2010 and garden life.

Get yours on there. Much less pressure than patch listing as it is very difficult to dip!

Trial run for the ...

Spinner?

As we are now in a state of war (birders v gunslingers, maggot danglers, keep fit fanatics etc) I propose a committee meeting at a secret watering hole somewhere near the patch. Thursday night used to ...

Golden Plover returned to spit NF at about 9.30 am.
To save speculation by Greggsie and others my number plate is not personalised. Neither is the middle 'W' the initial letter of a vulgar word for a ...

I've just returned from one of the last sailings of the Pride of Bilbao from Portsmouth to Bilbao. This sailing provides ample opportunity to watch whales and dolphins in the Bay of Biscay, plus a fe ...

Record shot of tow of the Curlew Sands from Sunday showing q.well on the spit, the 3rd is hidden behind the Lapwing.

http://www.focalpointoptics.com/galleries/albums/userpics/10236/Curlew_Sands_PB_ ...

Unfortunately this is correct:
From the 1st January 2010, changes to the general licences to permit the control of certain species of birds in England have been made. Individuals do not need to apply ...

All

Not sure whether you have noticed the amount of gunfire at dawn and dusk which seems to tie in with the Geese flying over Marston. Also heard some blasting from Rudheath on saturday morning and ...

Just the one juv Curlew Sand (following yesterday's threesome) and juv Golden Plover on NF this morning. Also 2nd winter Herring Gull and Grey Wag.

Juv Curlew Sandpiper still present on Neumann's this morning. Also 2 Ruddy Shelducks early am only flew off SE at 06.30. Over on mere, 3 Green Sands on Kid Brook.

Spent an hour or so on Scary mid ...

Hey Chaps

Paul has updated the focal point lists with Garden 2010 and garden life.

Get yours on there. Much less pressure than patch listing as it is very difficult to dip!

Trial run for the ...

Golden Plover returned to spit NF at about 9.30 am.
To save speculation by Greggsie and others my number plate is not personalised. Neither is the middle 'W' the initial letter of a vulgar word for a ...

Good to see that you are checking up on me...

Ta

I think you should visit SpecSavers mate...TRUMPETER FINCH!!!!! on your garden list Shocked

Hey Chaps

Paul has updated the focal point lists with Garden 2010 and garden life.

Get yours on there. Much less pressure than patch listing as it is very difficult to dip!

Trial run for the ...

Just back from purchasing a Buddlea!

Hobby over yesterday.

Garden list 2010 and Life List now live on focal point lists. I've done mine get yours on there.

G-La

The 'odd creatures' are possibly rat-tailed maggots. These are hover fly larvae.

juvenile spotted redshank on elton hall flash this evening found by andy firth also 3 ruff

A Greenshank flew over the garden this afternoon on its way to the patch. A new bird for the garden list. Cool

The buddleja we planted this year sure brings in the butterflies with 4 Small Tortoiseshe ...

A single one-legged Golden Plover in amongst the Lapwings on Neumann's this afternoon.

Late afternoon visit to Neumann's and the Curlew Sand and juv Golden Plover were being year ticked by the Doc.
On the spit an adult Yellow legged Gull showed briefly before flying off over Ashton's. ...

Golden Plover returned to spit NF at about 9.30 am.
To save speculation by Greggsie and others my number plate is not personalised. Neither is the middle 'W' the initial letter of a vulgar word for a ...

Curlew sand still on the flash this morning along with LRP.

A 'staggering' 3 Tree Pipits over Scary along with a Hobby but still no Lap Bunts!

G-La

Not feeling any pressure whatsoever Greg...just keep finding the birds you and Mr Houston.
Late afternoon visit to Neumann's and the Curlew Sand and juv Golden Plover were being year ticked by the Do ...

Get in!!!

Juv Curlew Sandpiper still present on Neumann's this morning. Also 2 Ruddy Shelducks early am only flew off SE at 06.30. Over on mere, 3 Green Sands on Kid Brook.

Spent an hour or so on Scary mid ...

Thanks to the cancellation of a customer meeting mid afternoon, Curlew Sand successfully twitched from Farnborough. Got to keep the pressure on Pod.

The Curlew sandpiper Surprised

on Neumann's today was predicted by Serge and Vaughan...well played chaps. Thats a cool 10 points bagged.

Serge has litterally surged up the league table...

XC.......... ...

Still present for the 'workers' Twisted Evil

who managed to catch up with it at 6.30pm.
A couple of juv LRPs also knocking about.

Well played Dave, keep up this awesome run Cool

Nice fresh juvenile Curlew Sand on NF this morning, found by man on fire XBTD.

http://formfilms.vm.bytemark.co.uk/

Dave

I also had one over Winnington works from Scary Park on Saturday.

John

For the last few days 2 juvenile hobbies have been over my house in Winnington, showing for long periods and quite low at times. They tend to appear late afternoon when the local house martins start t ...

Sorry, yes black tailed of course.