Below are some thoughts on departure...
I need a refresh on Rudyard Kipling. Not much triumph but PLENTY of disaster this Autumn. No sob story, just the cruel facts…
Minutes from the Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler at
Spurn. Two trips to West Scotland…Oban and the Uists dipping the EASTERN
KINGBIRD while a RC Starling lingered in my
Village…and to finish things off a BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS past Bempton
while the troops were watching the EASTERN-CROWNED WARBLER!!! I’ve seen
2 ECW’s BUT the Albert would have been a British and obviously Yorkshire
tick/s.
No stress here…of course?
I write this while waiting for the plane from Barra to
Glasgow. Just a note to say that it’s “only” £75 compared to nearly £200 from
North Uist! More on the logistics (if you’re interested) when I get home.
After questionable errors already mentioned I feel BAD luck
has taken over…and don’t mention “who dares wins” at the moment!!
Balance, balance, balance. I think my scales have broken.
Character building stuff. I wouldn’t change a thing, I thrive on
disappointment? It would be nice to see something before Winter descends.
I just can’t sit by the pager waiting for “something”. I
have to be “out there”…somewhere!
I hope now I’m fully familiar with the Western Isles. I’ve
picked up lots of information and contacts which will hopefully allow me to
maximise my chances next time…and there WILL be a next time, hopefully this
month.
Again, at the risk of repetition, I will hopefully be ready
to go and make the correct calls. I aim to continue grilling my Village in the
hope of turning up something decent.
Many congrats to Trevor for co-finding the ECW with Dave
Aitken. Just reward for many, many hours in the field…proper Birding.
If you’re thinking of going to Scilly this year…GO!!! If you
get my drift.
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