tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post1686237941801665635..comments2024-03-28T15:59:14.610+00:00Comments on Not Quite Scilly: Things to Do on a Bank HolidayGavin Haighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-40729006118187368842017-01-05T18:09:37.068+00:002017-01-05T18:09:37.068+00:00Yep, definitely not a poser of Mastermind-level di...Yep, definitely not a poser of Mastermind-level difficulty!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-61322655174005624812017-01-05T11:00:03.663+00:002017-01-05T11:00:03.663+00:00Careful Gavin, we'll be working out where you ...Careful Gavin, we'll be working out where you go fishing next!Mark Darlastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423690345271697432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-46861452959887528742017-01-04T14:07:45.400+00:002017-01-04T14:07:45.400+00:00I know one of these: a swim is something your wife...I know one of these: a swim is something your wife forces you to take the kids for on a Saturday morning when you would prefer to be birding.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-71118499774805738782017-01-04T12:47:54.076+00:002017-01-04T12:47:54.076+00:00Dyl, it's a fair old trek from my home to the ...Dyl, it's a fair old trek from my home to the venue, so there was no way I was packing up and coming home early! Plus, it's all part of the learning curve on somewhere new. And I'm very pleased I did stay, for another reason: just on dusk a chap stopped to ask how I was doing, and it turned out he was an angler who has been fishing the venue for three years with some success, though not for pike. He kindly showed me several photos on his phone of some of his and his mates' captures, and was refreshingly forthcoming with gen. We shook hands, exchanged names and he headed off, leaving me with a wealth of info to mull over. Priceless. Jolly glad I didn't go home early!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-77681715692126590872017-01-04T12:40:31.202+00:002017-01-04T12:40:31.202+00:00Basically, yes, it is. Good idea re future post, a...Basically, yes, it is. Good idea re future post, as I'm sure many will appreciate being enlightened about the subtle difference between a peg and a swim, for example.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-77650387478557551412017-01-04T12:37:56.733+00:002017-01-04T12:37:56.733+00:00Nice Yellow Wag tale Ric ;-)
The Barnacles (14 of...Nice Yellow Wag tale Ric ;-)<br /><br />The Barnacles (14 of them) flew in at sunset and landed on a lagoon out on the marsh, but I doubt they were truly wild; there are many large feral flocks around.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-82007115636100745862017-01-04T08:37:06.049+00:002017-01-04T08:37:06.049+00:00Gavin, you did incredibly well to stick at it for ...Gavin, you did incredibly well to stick at it for the whole day, me and the boys had seen enough by 10.30 hrs (we'd started at o6.30) to know we were on a hiding to nothing. As for other canal users? Boats don't seem to bother the fish on the RMC, although rogue kayaks can spoil it for the majority. The dog walkers always seem interested to hear about your captures, joggers and cyclists, generally good humoured. I suppose I am fortunate, in as much, as the few birders I encounter are aware of my birding past and are happy to engage in conversation. However, birders do very little to endear themselves to other user groups with a very public demonstration of social-phobia. <br />Over the years I have seen/found some exceptional birds whilst out fishing. Avocet and Storm Petrel on the Tring complex stand out from my Herts days. I've had 1st yr Night Heron, Wryneck, Long-eared Owl, Red - crested Pochard plus European Beaver during my time around a very intimate drain system on the East Kent marshes. There are an awful lot of benefits from sitting quietly and watching from the same spot instead of chasing around?<br />Have a great 2017 & tight lines - DylanDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-23510291369072365462017-01-04T08:33:43.914+00:002017-01-04T08:33:43.914+00:00So is blanking fisherman-speak for dipping? I imag...So is blanking fisherman-speak for dipping? I imagine there must be a whole lexicon just like there is in birding, you must be in a relatively unique position of knowing both. Perhaps a future post to enlighten us all?Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-17368934531766422622017-01-04T08:13:53.153+00:002017-01-04T08:13:53.153+00:00Gav, birders coming across other birders doing oth...Gav, birders coming across other birders doing other things can be; for them, confusing.<br />I've done this fishing and plenty of occasions while out running. My most memorable was running past a birder who was watching Yellow Wagtails at Ruislip Lido.<br /> I had already discovered these birds a few minutes earlier so had had pre information.<br /> As I approached, the birds (two) called. I stopped dead in my tracks and declared, "Yellow Wagtail!". Cue one astonished Dick Middleton. <br />That was two jolts for the price of one. First that I was a birder and two that I apparently ID'd the birds in a fraction of a second on call alone.<br />As for the birds you have just listed. It is with some embarrassment to admit that I have yet to get a Barnacle Goose which wasn't plastic.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.com