tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post26324004812459299..comments2024-03-26T16:59:23.236+00:00Comments on Ragged Robin's Nature Notes: A "Lifer" Gets the Birding Year off to a Good Start!Ragged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-1301206055738719822016-01-20T20:59:57.161+00:002016-01-20T20:59:57.161+00:00Chris Rohrer - Thanks so much Chris. Would love to...Chris Rohrer - Thanks so much Chris. Would love to go birding with you too. If you ever come over here you must get in touch. It was lucky that a guy standing next to us had a very expensive dslr and very huge zoom lens with superb photos so was able to confirm id even though I knew Great Northern was the only Diver reported there. Yes, I love life ticks - still get that feeling as though I have just drunk a large glass of champagne :) You can't beat natural history :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-59792984380892925062016-01-20T18:24:13.096+00:002016-01-20T18:24:13.096+00:00Congrats!!! I would love to go birding with you o...Congrats!!! I would love to go birding with you over there. I always have to remember that your diver is our loon in the US. They can be tricky at far distances since they like deeper water with a lot of airspace to fly in and out of the watering holes. Life ticks are like winning the lottery or card game. It's fun stuff. Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-6218774504823471612016-01-17T17:40:23.172+00:002016-01-17T17:40:23.172+00:00Millymollymandy - Thanks Mandy. I usually "di...Millymollymandy - Thanks Mandy. I usually "dip" on unusual species at Shustoke so was well pleased. lol re: the camera. I had "words" with D when we got back to the car as I thought he was also taking lots of photos of birds far closer but he hadn't :( Then discovered the ISO was on 1600 so if that had been lower may have been slightly better photo! :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-24077890595575891462016-01-17T17:05:04.449+00:002016-01-17T17:05:04.449+00:00Oooh I'm impressed and a litle bit envious! Ne...Oooh I'm impressed and a litle bit envious! Never seen one of them. The SX50 is great for IDing distant birds even if you don't get the best pics, after all what are we supposed to do when they are so far away!! :-)Millymollymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990749863025598526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-61587845111577412862016-01-13T00:07:00.938+00:002016-01-13T00:07:00.938+00:00Pete Duxon - Thanks Pete :) Shame it was so far aw...Pete Duxon - Thanks Pete :) Shame it was so far away but you can't have everything! :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-17663412231721663942016-01-12T20:19:38.991+00:002016-01-12T20:19:38.991+00:00very nice bird to seevery nice bird to seeThe Quacks of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165918541194607143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-86297533634987906742016-01-11T10:49:03.503+00:002016-01-11T10:49:03.503+00:00Deb - Thanks so much Deb :)Deb - Thanks so much Deb :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-10950761647595298082016-01-11T08:11:51.763+00:002016-01-11T08:11:51.763+00:00What a great start to your year Caroline. :-)What a great start to your year Caroline. :-)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726289204742233844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-44508070210717014452016-01-10T19:44:51.814+00:002016-01-10T19:44:51.814+00:00Dartford Warbler - thanks :) They are pretty rare ...Dartford Warbler - thanks :) They are pretty rare - mainly winter visitors found around the coast although occasionally inland :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-78106170382177131322016-01-10T18:41:45.311+00:002016-01-10T18:41:45.311+00:00How exciting. Not sure I have knowingly seen a GND...How exciting. Not sure I have knowingly seen a GND!Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-54380085494164609902016-01-10T14:47:46.099+00:002016-01-10T14:47:46.099+00:00SeagullSuzie - Thanks Suzie. Twitter can be very ...SeagullSuzie - Thanks Suzie. Twitter can be very very useful for finding out the whereabouts of various birds locally! Didn't realise you were on Twitter too. I seem to spend more time there these days than on blogger! Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-39563669556141857812016-01-10T14:38:56.430+00:002016-01-10T14:38:56.430+00:00A very nice start to your year. I follow some of t...A very nice start to your year. I follow some of the local birders on twitter and they abbreviate a lot of bird names to get the tweet out...GND was one of those I didn't know at first, but we've had quite a few in the bay sheltering from the weather.SeagullSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857680854262709165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-1409926407471116152016-01-10T11:15:14.571+00:002016-01-10T11:15:14.571+00:00Countryside Tales - Thanks - yes it was a good way...Countryside Tales - Thanks - yes it was a good way to spend a few hours :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-27526003236953183652016-01-10T08:09:42.735+00:002016-01-10T08:09:42.735+00:00Sounds like a perfect day- rare bird followed by b...Sounds like a perfect day- rare bird followed by bookshop! XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-16596348229762420162016-01-10T00:03:26.924+00:002016-01-10T00:03:26.924+00:00Amanda Peters - Thanks Amanda :) By the time we go...Amanda Peters - Thanks Amanda :) By the time we got home it was chucking it down again here too :( Even had hail!<br /><br />Must admit book shops one of my favourite places to be :) Always have to make a purchase! The book you bought sounds super - its great when you can buy something about the local area especially when its about nature!<br /><br />Agree about hoping for some dry days along with the cold weather!<br /><br />Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-62792003600467962642016-01-09T22:38:53.264+00:002016-01-09T22:38:53.264+00:00Well done and what a great bird to start your list...Well done and what a great bird to start your list of for the new year... Rain stopped play again here to day.<br />I just looooove book shops, my find the other day was ' A Dales Naturalist' by Roger Nelson. He lived local, it's a month by month guide what to look out for.<br />Hope the 'cold weather' we are supposed to get next week brings dry days.<br />Amanda xxAmanda Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760505541954557539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-21217695274432545062016-01-09T21:15:03.073+00:002016-01-09T21:15:03.073+00:00Simon Douglas Thompson - Thanks Simon - I don'...Simon Douglas Thompson - Thanks Simon - I don't usually "twitch" but GND was special enough for me to do so :) Goldeneye are special birds though - I've only ever seen a few.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-75979601305635792482016-01-09T20:47:33.152+00:002016-01-09T20:47:33.152+00:00Like me spotting my lifer goldeneye on my first bi...Like me spotting my lifer goldeneye on my first birding trip of the year! Only a GND is a rather better bird.Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-71055941518788604882016-01-09T19:26:59.737+00:002016-01-09T19:26:59.737+00:00David - Thanks very much David. Determined to get...David - Thanks very much David. Determined to get out birding more this year and hopefully start re-visiting Marsh Lane more regularly.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-70078064943916182602016-01-09T18:25:02.005+00:002016-01-09T18:25:02.005+00:00Wonderful stuff Caroline, a great way to start the...Wonderful stuff Caroline, a great way to start the year as you say. Hopefully 2016 will see plenty of interesting birds come your way :-)<br /><br />Kindest regards to all :-)Grosmontinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021561871348219451noreply@blogger.com