tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post8060579097521514013..comments2024-03-28T15:59:14.610+00:00Comments on Not Quite Scilly: The Final Tally?Gavin Haighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-32391748739797474522017-05-18T09:19:16.328+01:002017-05-18T09:19:16.328+01:00I have used a golf type brolly, and have seen fish...I have used a golf type brolly, and have seen fishing umbrellas used at Porthgwarra. To be honest though, in this part of Lyme bay birds are usually quite distant, and windy weather better than wet, so for me the main concern is getting out of the wind.<br /><br />Intermittent showers are a nuisance though!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-26221166859872828762017-05-16T05:44:54.227+01:002017-05-16T05:44:54.227+01:00The personal shelter would be my main item Gav.
I ...The personal shelter would be my main item Gav.<br />I have visions of how many sea watchers could squeeze underneath a 50" brolly. Which they would.<br />Practicalities being what they are, it's difficult to claim someone looks silly while they themselves are freezing cold and wet, and missing birds, while the subject of their scorn is tucked up warm and dry, having a wonderful time.<br /> Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-59357519086783077242017-05-15T22:14:45.597+01:002017-05-15T22:14:45.597+01:00Ha ha! Cheers Ric, re-emergence is a good way to d...Ha ha! Cheers Ric, re-emergence is a good way to describe it. What am I like, eh?!<br /><br />My very elderly (well over 20 yrs) Fox 'adjusta-level' fishing chair has actually seen seawatching service at Berry Head in Devon a few times, back in about 2010/11.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-57139607038889475552017-05-15T19:45:36.048+01:002017-05-15T19:45:36.048+01:00Come on Gav, I'm sure you can rustle up an old...Come on Gav, I'm sure you can rustle up an old Carp bivvy and bedchair to cover all manner of sea watch weather.<br />Great results on your birding re-emergence.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.com