Hey up folks, what a bostin' afternoon, didn't even bother with a coat today!Another crackin' couple of hours patch watchin' produced an incredible 15 WHITE WAGTAILS feedin on the north shore. It got to the point where i was hopin' the next bird wouldn't be one because it was gettin' so ridiculous. One or two birds would be more the norm'.
The female Scaup was still present with her male tufty boyfriend. Still 21 Goosander on site but no longer considered newsworthy by RBA. Apart from the Wag's, the only new bird in was a female Goldeneye which seemed to have come in late on because i didn't pick it up 'til after seven.
White Wagtail 15, Meadow Pipit c40, Pied Wag' 7, Green Sand 1, LRP' 4, Oyst' 4, Snipe 1, Eurasian Teal 12, Greater Scaup 1, Tufty 31, Common Shelduck 2, Goldeneye 1, Barn Swallow 5, Sand Martin 6.
If you read the last post you'll know me and Jan were off to Wolvo to see Canadian Rockers Theory Of A Deadman. Well it doesn't happen very often but every now and then a band that sounds great on "vinyl" turns out to be a real letdown when you finally get to see them live. TOAD are one of these bands, the lead singer who will remain nameless put on a terrific show but nothin', or very little came out of his mouth!!!! The best he could muster was a strained growl. In fact he'd have been better off mimin'!! In birdin' terms we came away with that same feelin' you get when you've just driven half way across the country, waited patiently for eight hours in the cold and rain before finally admittin' you've dipped. It was that bad.
The only thing that stopped it bein' a complete waste of time and money was the first act on HALESTORM featurin' stunnin' lead singer Lizzy Hale, what a voice! Never sang a duff note and she plays guitar as well, like a young Anne Wilson or better still JOAN JETT from the Blackhearts!!!
That's all folks.
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