Adventure before Dementia. Birder since 1970. Dragonfly recorder, moth-er & orchid botherer. Dad to Luke, Dominic & Joshua. Bampa to Grace, Leo, Jake & Rex.
Cardiff, Wales
Joined March 2015
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A few pics from Corfu: Levant Sparrowhawk, Collared Flycatcher and Montagu's Harrier. 76sp on foot from the hotel in 7 days.
Trip report here: ebird.org/tripreport/271992
Our crew took two into Oman last year without problems. They did confiscate the two-way radios that were not returned however.
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Had to wake Darth up EVERY morning after 7.00, and I quote
‘I had a terrible nights sleep’. Bear in mind Rich & Sid had been up most of the night at the traps with the odd visit from me.
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Did you take a wrong turn on the M5 on your way the Upton Warren?
Afternoon at @slimbridge_wild wintering birds were much depleted. Bewick's 4, Whitefronts 120+, Spotshank, Avocet 50, Blackwit 250, Snipe 4, Lapwing 6, Redshank 25, dunlin 1, Spoonbill, Great White Egret, Little egret 5, Med Gull 2nd sum. Several chiffchaff singing, Peregrine,
Glamorgan is still a vice-county of course, vc41. Some people to the east of Offas Dyke sometimes refer to it as Glamorganshire but as you know it’s not a shire county.
Jeff, where to start?
There used to be three ‘counties’, South, Mid, West. Then it got really daft with unitary authorities. Kenfig NNR has been in Glamorgan, Mig Glam, Bridgend BC & now for recording purposes sits in East Glamorgan.
Not unlike the mess over your manor, C.U.B.A.
Few hours out around Cardiff produced Hawfinch (3), Kingfisher (2), Water Rail, Cattle Egret (2), Scaup & Ring-necked Duck (2) @hairyleader @Juddhunt1 @Roadrunner_Phil
Dropped a shilling in the charity box as we arrived back in Gods country. What a bunch of ATGNI boys at the SEO’s. They were trying to get distant shots whilst it was doing flick flacks in front of us around the corner!
Mike Powell retweeted
A sky burial is a funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed in nature to decompose or to be eaten by scavenging animals, especially vultures. It’s particularly common amongst religious groups in places like Tibet and Bhutan.
I showed him two boxes in Lisvane. I thought he was going to make a mess he was so excited.
Round Cardiff & The Vale birding with @PortlyLeader Aberthaw: Black Red, Cardiff Bay: Long-td Duck & Black-nd Grebe & Llanishen/Lisvane Res. Red-nd Grebe & the pair of Ring-necked Ducks.
ALT Looking SE to Hinckley Pt from Gileston.
ALT Victorian wall box at Rhoose, thought disused, however it still is very much in use. @lbsg1976. MCP posting his winning lottery ticket off! 😂
