notquitescilly.bsky.social
Mainly birds, moths, other nat. hist.
Mainly W Dorset & E Devon, UK
https://notquitescilly2.blogspot.com
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Hi Steve. Can't remember for sure, but I don't think so if you make all your tweaks in 'A' mode. 'S' mode settings are only changed when you're actually in 'S' mode, I think.
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Thanks Steve. Likewise, many special memories of a special place. 😊👍
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Thanks Mark. Happy memories indeed! 😄👍
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Small world! Those outings helped kindle a lifelong interest, so many thanks for that. 😊👍
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I don't think it's like that now, Martin. And I'm sure the islands are still as beautiful. 😊
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46 yrs? You're not the David Collins who co-led RHC Orni Soc outings by any chance?
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Ha ha! Youthful exuberance! That was back when inter-island boats emptied in about 10 seconds. Nowadays 10 minutes would be optimistic! 😂 The Olivaceous resulted in birders jumping off boats from Tesco at Bar Point.
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Yep. 😐
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😂
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Another one for the history books. 😊👍
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Cheers Andy. Yes, it does all look very dated now. 😄
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With hindsight I wish I'd taken a lot more crowd shots, Alison...
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Cheers Dave. It was my first visit and left quite an impression. Eye-browed Thrush was on our final day. Hard to imagine a more memorable way to round things off! 😄
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It was recorded in October '84. David Hunt features, among others. And an Eye-browed Thrush.
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PS. Although it says 'from 1985' on the blurb, recorded October '84.
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Yep, that's the one. 1984.
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3H3E seems a good bet.
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Yes, Martin. Just up the road at Mapperton. Here they are being released into their pen on 9/9/22...
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Ha ha! Great pic! 😄👍
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Try now. I'll be taking it offline again for a spell eventually, but it should be visible again right now.
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Great. Glad it's been useful. Thanks for letting me know. 😊👍
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Thanks Viv, got your comment! 😊👍 Target finding AF works for me. Experimented with subject tracking in the early days, but not successfully.
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Agreed.
Looks like Roach.
Nothing to suggest Rudd.
Why complicate things? 😄
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Now *that's* a Casp! What a stunner! 😍
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Thanks Martin. Angling was my passion as a kid, but birding took over when I married. I guess it's always in the blood though! 😄
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Thanks Col. All the best for next year. 😊👍
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Yep. Have blocked more than a few similarly dodgy 'followers'. 🙄
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That YLG is a proper lump of meat too! Lovely! 😄
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Ha ha! Yes. You ought! 😂
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I probably average 1 or 2 a year down here, so a bit of vicarious gulling is one of my little pleasures in life! 😂
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Agree, even the low scorers are still a pleasure to see. 😊👍
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PS. Very glad you're on Bluesky, Mark, and I can now enjoy a regular dose of Casp from somewhere that gets a few. 👍
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'...sometimes looking not quite how they used to...' 😄
I reckon field guides should include an 'Aesthetic Value' scale from 1 to 10, and illustrations/photos to match! 😄
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It's got a way to go yet!
Hopefully...😄
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Agreed Martin, very special. 👍 I don't expect to see the like again.
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Interesting. Your post prompted me to check figures from that winter in Seaton area, E Devon: 11,250 through WSW during morning of 18th Dec. Never seen anything like it before or since...
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Is that last one not a Shoveler?
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Fascinating. Thanks for posting this, Simon. 👍 It would be interesting to know exactly how many UK Night Heron records are entirely down to nocturnal recording. Lots, I'll bet.
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Definitely Cirl, Steve. And it was @clennonvalley.bsky.social who put us on to that handy ID tip. You can see the rump in that photo on the left also. 😊👍