: Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:44 am  

anarkik wrote:

I live two miles from Leighton Moss and often cycle up there for a meander, a cuppa and piece of cake in the cafe. If you ever fancy a clandestine meet to discuss RL, birding and the existential angst of professing class politics whilst living in Ilkley, we can compare notes.

The next time I'm liberating the rich Tory in-laws stolen millions in the South Lakes I'll send you a note & ask the driver to take me across in the Bentley.

: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:17 am  

A group of former work colleagues and I spent a lunchtime staring at a group of waxwings in a tree at a major road junction in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent a few years ago.

We got a fantastic view of them as they were only 2-3 metres above our heads and they were absolutely beautiful. But move a little further away and they merely look like starlings - especially in flight.

Oh, and for anyone who's ever been to Stoke-on-Trent, we did indeed get lots of stares, barbed comments and one or two insults!

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:13 pm  

Was at Leighton Moss last week. Good time to see the Marsh Harriers - kept popping up all day. Shame we didn't see much else interesting.

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:27 pm  

When we were in Aviemore in Feb I clocked c40 waxwing - I have the picture on my phone, well I swear that's what the little dots are. ALso got my first crested tits - at Loch Garten, plus first native red squirrels.

: Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:08 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

That is the one. The cowl gives it away

I've look at that link for 20 minutes now and I can't see Simon at all.

Or anyone else from ANY of his mind numbing TV shows.

<And "yes", I have been watching too many of them . . . .I'll get mi coat>