Seen anything interesting?

How the hell do you answer this one? when you hear it a dozen times or more a day.

especially when everything you look at is interesting, the mosquito's biting you arm in December, the flowering Primrose, emerging Snowdrops in some ones bloody footprint! The five Kingfishers flying around and calling, or the Lesser spotted woodpecker calling above their heads. Or of course the six Scaup on the water.

Well politely of course, and watch the blank look descend on their faces when you mention the list.

I suppose you could just say no and move on. But then why not give them some incentive to find what you have mentioned?

Female Pochard.

So how was your day? well after flogging around the county it sort of went a bit flat, Chelmarsh, Ringing so no chance on the scrape,, Venus pools you having a laugh! Monkmoor same as VP then Woodlane OH! a Ruddy shelduck !!!!! as many have recorded it? that would make 165 for the year. Sadly not though.

Which disappeared as soon as a few shots were loosed of in the neighbouring field moving around to Colemere produced the now well known Scaup, this is 1st winter juv female. in a momentery sunny period.

along with Goldeneye, Pochard, Tufted, Wigeon, Goosander, a second winter Common gull (is this the missing Ringbilled?) was floating around for most of the Afternoon.

A Chelmarsh Siskin.

Adult Female Scaup in not a bright moment.

Syncronised O's?

Finally, Happy thingy to all the whoevers.

and long live those Cresty moments.

more soon

Paul.

PS. sod the football, give me the puppies ;¬)

For the children? (jeez the mans a freakin idjut! yes for the children!!!!!)

OK! seems a fair swap. (says I, gently warming hands on a blazing boyscout,, yipeeeee.)