tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post4948775280520568305..comments2024-03-28T21:44:36.332+00:00Comments on Not Quite Scilly: HoopoeGavin Haighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-24104726199224242382017-05-05T23:13:08.253+01:002017-05-05T23:13:08.253+01:00I have to say, the occasional undeserved find is m...I have to say, the occasional undeserved find is most enjoyable! A fine tonic also.<br />Oh, there will be more fishing posts. When I catch something...Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-14081101704209504182017-05-04T08:53:44.080+01:002017-05-04T08:53:44.080+01:00Fishing rod discarded?
Excellent find, and so not...Fishing rod discarded?<br /><br />Excellent find, and so not deserved as you say! Glad it has made the sap rise, so to speak.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-17909943991049422172017-05-03T20:53:36.033+01:002017-05-03T20:53:36.033+01:00Thanks Mike. Funnily enough, as you were typing th...Thanks Mike. Funnily enough, as you were typing the directions for me I was already down there sussing it out. In fact I did the exact route you describe from the Hive Beach car park. As you say, very promising...Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-53097848237465877382017-05-03T16:06:15.245+01:002017-05-03T16:06:15.245+01:00Just go down Southover road and pick up the footpa...Just go down Southover road and pick up the footpath.... In fact you can walk from Hive car park (footpath behind Billy Braggs & the Seaside Boarding House and then diagonally across the field to the back of the garage where there is a style) do the Southover leg and return along the cliff tops... Mike Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028180531257520406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-64454197408521170672017-05-03T14:28:14.494+01:002017-05-03T14:28:14.494+01:00Yet another place locally that I've never set ...Yet another place locally that I've never set foot. Thanks for the tip, will check it out!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-68559042512326441282017-05-03T13:50:39.786+01:002017-05-03T13:50:39.786+01:00Its not just BB to Cogden that gets little coverag...Its not just BB to Cogden that gets little coverage Gav, the whole of that area is under-watched. The track west from BB Garage alongside the Bride to the sea looks very promising.. I just never have time to get there... Mike Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028180531257520406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-4317711119744240232017-05-03T13:44:55.425+01:002017-05-03T13:44:55.425+01:00Dyl, it's a very long time since I last found ...Dyl, it's a very long time since I last found a decent bird, so I'm hardly a shining example of how it's done! However, I know why I did pretty well with Caspian Gulls on the Axe - they were constantly on my radar and I was always checking the gulls. Conversely, I've found more than my share of Short-toed Larks on Scilly, but have no idea why!<br />PS. Glad you appreciate the camera-work!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-18023011018152219972017-05-02T22:14:04.172+01:002017-05-02T22:14:04.172+01:00Gav - something that Barry Matlock once said to me...Gav - something that Barry Matlock once said to me, after an encounter with a Newlands Little Bunting, "You don't find rare birds - they find you!" I've tried to analyse this vibe but keep returning to the fact that because you look, it is going to be you that sees? I've only seen one Kent Hoopoe - so not a self-found individual. I sort of get what Barry was about - it must be because we are actively receptive that we are able to use our senses to detect what others overlook? Spooky stuff? Cracking photo! - DylDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-61336332222900311422017-05-02T17:57:00.858+01:002017-05-02T17:57:00.858+01:00My sentiments exactly :)My sentiments exactly :)Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-60538798624392123182017-05-02T15:03:59.944+01:002017-05-02T15:03:59.944+01:00Hoop-hoop-hooray!Hoop-hoop-hooray!Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.com