Lifers Ahoy had to take a step in darkest Derbyshire though!

Wow, What a day!

Started the day with the Great Reed Warbler @ Ilkestone followed by a Red Rumped Swallow and some naff place deep in hill billy land....

Back to Leicestershire, The birds come to easy in derby so was time for something a bit more of a challenge.
Lets go get a bird that has not been reported for a week, Great idea! Well should of been a shit idea of course not to mention it was raining but we were Beacon hill bound all the same!

Out the car park "well the verg on the road" a quick sniff round soon put me on another lifer a very splendid Tree Pipit indeed! The rest of the story gets a bit hazy and bit rubbish after that but to cut a long story very short.  We walked and we Walked and bloody yea you guessed it walked! Then after hearing a very promising sound we bid are time and nailed the swine! Lifer No. 4 for the day superb!

Ryder

Stupid Bird In Question.

Purple No Grey No.Err What The F**k Is It Then!

Hysteria and maybe even little history was created last weekend, The story go'es a little like this.

So there we were me and the Shrew at the infamous and even less notorious Kelham Bridge. The Shrew spotted something, Something unusual a bloody great orange beak hanging out from the island hide, Just as he moved the scope the bird took to the air. Dam it looked good for a purple heron real good!

Ok so the game was on there was no way were leaving without better views of the bird, To cut a very long story short a lot of people got very excited followed by a little anger a little disappointment and no doubt a lot of F+B's. So we any closer to finding out exactly what the bird is with that huge orange conk! Don't be bloody silly but theres plenty of people who pretend to know!.

Cheers and all.

Ryder