Mundane News

[HertzvanRental]

For my ride at the weekend, I wore a
"La Vie Clair" Jersey. A friend's daughter thought I looked like a Rubik`s Cube!!

 

[mybike]

If it rains anymore I'm going to get my kayak out

Watch out for whales.

 

[stephec]

It's been tropical in Aston - U - Lyne today.

While I was there I saw something that I haven't seen in ages, a guy sat in a car smoking a pipe.

 

[IDMark2]

I saw a Spoonbill from the Topsham Bowling Green Marsh hide today. He didn't see me.

 

[HertzvanRental]

I saw a Spoonbill from the Topsham Bowling Green Marsh hide today. He didn't see me.

Is that rare? I've never seen one in the wild.

 

[IDMark2]

Is that rare? I've never seen one in the wild.

Not that common really but have been seen in the Southern parts of the country over the last few years. He was mainly sleeping today, well out of range of my lens but his distinguishing bill was certainly visible on occasion through my binos as he looked up to check everything was still alright...

 

[Hill Wimp]

We have many twitchers and indeed a bird observatory in Sandwich Bay. I quite often chat to the twichers i see on my rides through the Bay about their latest sighting as my avian knowledge is rather lacking. However they are saying that they are seeing more and more exotic bird life appearing on our shores. A few weeks ago they were chasing across the golf courses after one of these.

A Hoopoe.

 

[IDMark2]

A few weeks ago they were chasing across the golf courses after one of these.

We've apparently had them down here recently too, I saw a good few in France earlier in the year.
I went to Topsham today because there were Osprey sightings over the Exe estuary as it's on their southwards migration route this time of year. Didn't see one myself today unfortunately but they were around this morning. I caught sight of the Grey Phalarope that has been bobbing around here for a bit, that's fairly rare too, 200ish seen in UK per year.

 

[Lullabelle]

No rain here

 

[Lullabelle]

I believe this was taken outside the house of @potsy

 

[HertzvanRental]

We have many twitchers and indeed a bird observatory in Sandwich Bay. I quite often chat to the twichers i see on my rides through the Bay about their latest sighting as my avian knowledge is rather lacking. However they are saying that they are seeing more and more exotic bird life appearing on our shores. A few weeks ago they were chasing across the golf courses after one of these.

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A Hoopoe.

I'd like to see a Hoopoe.

 

[potsy]

It's been tropical in Aston - U - Lyne today.

While I was there I saw something that I haven't seen in ages, a guy sat in a car smoking a pipe.

Ah, you met @I like Skol then?

 

[HertzvanRental]

Sign outside a cafe in Herne Bay.

"TODAY'S OFFER"

"Buy two drinks- pay for them both"

It made me smile.

 

[Hill Wimp]

I'd like to see a Hoopoe.

Ride the Ancient Highway between Deal and Sandwich and look for the greenkeepers chasing the Twitchers off the links .

 

[HertzvanRental]

Ride the Ancient Highway between Deal and Sandwich and look for the greenkeepers chasing the Twitchers off the links .

If you did that where I play, it's a two stroke penalty!!