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09-07-2007, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by almostnormal  nooo, but i suspect the electric blue would cause an interesting purple colour to appear....hmmmm.....maybe i'll be the one with the head scarf hiding the bad hair day  | so not only will we have dudes in brightly coloured clothing but also dudettes with brightly coloured hair - that will keep the "propper" birders at bay 
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09-07-2007, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by eeyore so not only will we have dudes in brightly coloured clothing but also dudettes with brightly coloured hair - that will keep the "propper" birders at bay | ah, yes, but i have a secret weapon you see, my lovely staff t-shirt and name badge, which puts me in a whole other class. anyway, i think that some people take birding far to seriously....a couple of my mates (they're remaining nameless) drove to carlisle three times from bowland (that's 480miles total) to see a white tailed lapwing  i mean seriously? what's the point of that?
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09-07-2007, 09:43 PM
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i agree but lets not go there - everytime this subject comes up the twitchers get twitchy. If it make them happy then i'm happy for them - but it doesnt do it for me.
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09-07-2007, 09:50 PM
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no....leave them to it. these particular ones are always very tetchy when they miss out. understandably the fact that they missed it all three times, and when i came back from scotland a week later and it had been at my local nature reserve, a mere stone's throw from where these guys live, and they had missed it again, they were a no approach zone for a bit!
seriously though...that picture....you all look suspiciously like serious birders to me. that's some serious kit you lot have!
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09-07-2007, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by almostnormal seriously though...that picture....you all look suspiciously like serious birders to me. that's some serious kit you lot have! | Me thinks you may be in for a shock when you meet us then
The word serious and us just dont go together, as for me being described a birder  well I've been called much worse
My main interests are Dragonflies, Moths, Butterflies, insects in general, loud music, Beer, curry etc..
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09-07-2007, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Fourwings Me thinks you may be in for a shock when you meet us then | you can say that again - if you want to check out our phenonemal bird id skills have a look at this YouTube - gigrin farm kites - its a film by boddie of our excursion to gigrin farm last year.
though to be fair to the pork pie boysthey werent on that particular trip
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09-07-2007, 10:31 PM
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ah...
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10-07-2007, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Boddie Pete
Either Mrs Fish or David (Hobjob) should be able to point you in the right direction | Sorry I can't recommend anywhere.
My name is Teresa, I am not married nor am I a fish, well I am a pisces  |
10-07-2007, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mrs fish Sorry I can't recommend anywhere.
My name is Teresa, I am not married nor am I a fish, well I am a pisces |
Well that's me KIPPERed, i will have to get my SKATEs on to be there for 9.30.
Only going Saturday so do not require accomodation now, Thank COD
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10-07-2007, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Fourwings Me thinks you may be in for a shock when you meet us then
The word serious and us just dont go together. | Well actually, I do, but with the word 'fun' after it.
Really serious fun!
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10-07-2007, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete W Well that's me KIPPERed, i will have to get my SKATEs on to be there for 9.30.
Only going Saturday so do not require accomodation now, Thank COD | thats good we wouldnt want to see you floundering without accomodation
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10-07-2007, 07:36 PM
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Just have a cuppa charr ready and eel be alright.
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10-07-2007, 07:40 PM
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people will be hearing us humming a happy tuna as we walk along , with a real sense of Porpoise in our step, having a whale of a time - all in all i'm looking forward to a ruddy good day
(yeah yeah I know whales and porpoises arent fish )
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10-07-2007, 08:33 PM
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What have i started
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10-07-2007, 08:55 PM
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okay i'll behave - i wouldnt want to cause any tenchshun
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10-07-2007, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by eeyore okay i'll behave - i wouldnt want to cause any tenchshun | Ha ha ha fell off my Perch laughing
Guess I'm Floundering now so hope you all have fun 
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10-07-2007, 09:09 PM
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oh my god....what have i let myself in for. 9.30am? eek early start for us then....whats that. about 4am?? still at least we won't care about anything at that point!!
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10-07-2007, 09:14 PM
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you could always come down the night before, which might be more restful and enable you to be "very nearly normal" on the day
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10-07-2007, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by eeyore you could always come down the night before, which might be more restful and enable you to be "very nearly normal" on the day | hmmm.....what makes you think i'm ever very nearly normal? might have to come down the day before, may have to take the afternoon off work, and find a cheap campsite near minsmere....
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11-07-2007, 06:22 PM
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So long as we aren't slaughtered after France the day before, we should make it for 9.30am.
Might have to bring along a bit of smelly French cheese and a French stick or two.
Jules
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11-07-2007, 06:32 PM
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Are we packed lunching or hitting a eatery ?????
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11-07-2007, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete W Are we packed lunching or hitting a eatery ????? | minsmere has a cafe in the visitor centre complex so i would imagine we would go there
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11-07-2007, 07:18 PM
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Sorry I won't be meeting you yet Jules 
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