With
ideas for the future being thin on the ground and the insentive to
think of any it was decided to continue 'birding' with a fairly
productive sending the Year List to 101. The story of one Dorset birder
keeps whiring around my head when thinking of which direction I should
take on the day I found the Fan-tailed Warbler at Portland Bill. On his
'first' family holiday and about 60 miles to the east of his home in
Weymouth he received my text and returned much quicker than the outward
journey. On arrival at the Obs, with his completely unchuffed wife and 2
bewildered daughters, I asked what had happened to the holiday? Dashing
through the gate at breakneck speed to twitch the Warbler he turned and
shouted "there are far more important things in life than f'in family
holidays"! Yes, a leaf out of the same book is certainly my direction at
the moment, so guess I could be 'birding' till the cows come home!
ROBIN
COMMON SANDPIPER
SPARROWHAWK
CHAFFINCH
MAGPIE
COMMON TERN
DUNLIN
GREY WAGTAIL
SANDWICH TERN
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER
MARSH TIT
SAND MARTIN
The Year List stands at 101.
The Year List stands at 101.