It's an orangey sky
Always it's some other guy
It's just a broken lullaby
Bye bye love, bye bye love
Always it's some other guy
It's just a broken lullaby
Bye bye love, bye bye love
From the Eponymous
album - Cars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6GDGoiO8Y
A beautiful start to the day, but that was before the heavy hail took a grip.
All we could muster on the day was a single
CANADA GOOSE
on the once Ornimental Pond, unusual there but a further
c9 (only c5 obliging) on the
Gravel Pit were far more in keeping.
Very smart looking aircrafton the pan at
Bournemouth International Airport
BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 604
regested to American Fashion Retailer Kennington Ltd
and another
Eddie Stobbart Lady we had not been introduced to before,
so with little (nothing) else to offer again we reach for the archive and
the final addition of soaking up all the Gull Species of the World!
All we could muster on the day was a single
on the once Ornimental Pond, unusual there but a further
Gravel Pit were far more in keeping.
Bournemouth International Airport
BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 604
regested to American Fashion Retailer Kennington Ltd
Eddie Stobbart Lady we had not been introduced to before,
so with little (nothing) else to offer again we reach for the archive and
the final addition of soaking up all the Gull Species of the World!
For the last of these this was as good a country as any to hopefully make the final stand as
thus far, but not specifically, searches had been made
during 2 extensive visits to China, a single trip to Mongolia and this the 3rd to the
wonderful South Korea. It was on the last of these that the 54th
finally reached the notebook but not without a modicum of disappointment. A British
birder based in the country (no names no pack-drill) had a single bird pinned
down some miles inland and was asking a mighty £1,000 to complete the 2 days
trip. The ‘price/risk’ ratio was too high, but did make an offer which he refused.
Having based myself, in the first instance, on Incheon Island, as on previous
trips,
the fabulous Bus System
allowed me to search just about every inch of
shoreline over a 6 days period with the usual
mostly seafood.
The second Gull species and likely most numerous
Around on the western shore there was the biggest construction project ever witnessed in all my travels and mainly high-rise tenament blocks. Forests, by the hundreds of acres were falling to the diggers and already much of the foreshore was laid waste in preperation for the new Container Port. However, by way of a minor up-side there were the construction workers who welcomed me with open arms
Making coffee for me
on ech of the
3 days visited
before leading me to the best vantage points
along this streach of coastline where once again
SAUNDERS'S GULLs
were seen at some distance.
Additionally, there were also
Additionally, there were also
(a none too common sub-species of Herring Gull for which
any comments would be gladly accepted)
the only one’s seemingly on offer. On the final day in the
twin capital it was decided to give the mainland a bash and having done my best
boarded the ferry back to the island. It was as the stern rope was cast off that
a 'Relict' landed among the hundreds of other Gulls on the slipway with no doubt in
my mind as to its authenticity.
On reaching the other side another return
ticket was purchased for the longest boat ride in my close on 50 year’s
seagoing career - but it was gone! ‘B’, yes that’s the word!!
One of the people this experience was shared with on my return home was
Svetlana Ashby
who, along with husband Vaughan, run the very successful Birdfinders travel company.
She said she would contact one of her friends in Usbekistan who monitors breeding colonies there
and who sent me these images.
RELICT GULL
Oh to have been in those shoes!
One of, if not 'the'
best birds of this trip came in many hundreds
BAIKAL TEAL
Svetlana Ashby
who, along with husband Vaughan, run the very successful Birdfinders travel company.
She said she would contact one of her friends in Usbekistan who monitors breeding colonies there
and who sent me these images.
One of, if not 'the'
The other 2 ‘un-clicked’ at that time were Ivory Gull, with
the Portland bird of early winter of 1980 having been seen, but not packing a
camera in those days, and Ross’s Gull. Of the former there is an arrangement
with my good friend Dave Foot to twitch any one that may land on mainland Great
Britain with me footing (no pun intended) the bill and he doing most of the
driving. However, an image did come my way after my also friend Hugh Dampney returned from a trip to Svaldbard and knowing my agony bought me this gift........
complete with
IVORY GULL
image.
However, the story ends on a real high note as my friend John Gifford phone me from Weymouth alerting me to the arrival of a Ross's Gull on nearby nature reserve Lodmoor. This drive usually takes about an hour but completed on that day in 40 minutes flat and to find the 'Little Darling' in full view. a magical case of the Mountain coming to Mohamed.
ROSS'S GULL
left with Black-headed and Common Gulls
left
Unfortinately, I was a little overzealous with the video fuction with all clips to large to attach.
However, and if it works, Dave Foot has given permission to visit his videos on You Tube.
Oh! How good it feels to be wrong this one seems to have glued on quite nicely??
and Dave's Link
Summer Plumage
(borrowed)
image.
However, the story ends on a real high note as my friend John Gifford phone me from Weymouth alerting me to the arrival of a Ross's Gull on nearby nature reserve Lodmoor. This drive usually takes about an hour but completed on that day in 40 minutes flat and to find the 'Little Darling' in full view. a magical case of the Mountain coming to Mohamed.
left with Black-headed and Common Gulls
However, and if it works, Dave Foot has given permission to visit his videos on You Tube.
and Dave's Link
Finally, you just had to see one of these tiny Gulls in
(borrowed)
