tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378305011803344231.post5687550287719285007..comments2024-01-04T12:14:16.204+00:00Comments on MIDLANDS BIRDER: THE HOLY GRAILmidlands birderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10404988559603477700noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378305011803344231.post-56779480232449382372009-09-09T16:47:24.976+01:002009-09-09T16:47:24.976+01:00so,well nough to get me jelous,i need to do more s...so,well nough to get me jelous,i need to do more seawatching but i just havent got any school holidays when its a good time to go<br />MBmidlands birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404988559603477700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378305011803344231.post-4310814246428951782009-09-08T23:04:34.527+01:002009-09-08T23:04:34.527+01:00Well I seem to remember we had a week down there a...Well I seem to remember we had a week down there and it was not until the last day that a classic south-westerly gale turned north-west in the early morning. Bingo St Ives, full cover from gale and birds beneath your legs, which I seem to remember included at least 10 Leach's, Pom Skua and enough Manx and Balearic's to blow yer brains out.......Martyn Yapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890985994327047270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378305011803344231.post-23073686156514626342009-09-08T17:46:54.114+01:002009-09-08T17:46:54.114+01:00all the way to cornwall for one(and the hope of ot...all the way to cornwall for one(and the hope of other seabirds) then one turns up at blithfield the next day,ouch,still its nice to see it being a 2nd summer rather than juvs but they too are so great looking.<br />wait i'm saying a gull is good looking;)<br />MBmidlands birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404988559603477700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378305011803344231.post-30508663299413185022009-09-07T23:29:20.768+01:002009-09-07T23:29:20.768+01:00Yes I was one of the Friday morning early birders ...Yes I was one of the Friday morning early birders I am afraid. Is only my second regional, although I passed on seeing an immature at Westport a few years ago for some reason.<br /><br />Well over double figures in Britain now, but the first is always the best, which strangely enough was on a seawatch in Cornwall, next day I saw my second, an immature at Blithfield.Martyn Yapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890985994327047270noreply@blogger.com