tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post2443624040270568376..comments2022-04-02T07:25:21.713+01:00Comments on The Leicester Llama: Three days to goThe Leicester Llamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726759603199971409noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-17786577022838280082009-10-02T16:38:21.021+01:002009-10-02T16:38:21.021+01:00And a Pechora Pipit in Rob's garden. From the ...And a Pechora Pipit in Rob's garden. From the text I had from Rob I don't think Marcus went to Foula.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-21400836774326233532009-10-02T12:27:18.078+01:002009-10-02T12:27:18.078+01:00Fuck me those Veery's are flocking one on Whal...Fuck me those Veery's are flocking one on Whalsay now!!!!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630311728159170799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-28990500970083170562009-10-02T12:15:20.391+01:002009-10-02T12:15:20.391+01:00Rob and Marcus et al are currently on Foula having...Rob and Marcus et al are currently on Foula having chartered a boat. Presumably they successfully connected with the Veery.<br /><br />Got to admit Andy I'm getting more optimistic. All the American stuff so far has been in the North with Scilly having nowt. What will be will be.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630311728159170799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-14840497303051461222009-10-01T18:46:55.781+01:002009-10-01T18:46:55.781+01:00Pager report said this veery was seen briefly....[...Pager report said this veery was seen briefly....[i wonder...another rufous tailed robin in the making]?<br />Probably not....but you can always hope...!beasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531694001983394088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-26287289952821406062009-10-01T18:15:16.231+01:002009-10-01T18:15:16.231+01:00The crystal ball is clearing and my luck must be i...The crystal ball is clearing and my luck must be in? so I predict a Yankee bird at Quendale within the next five days?!?davidearlgrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253992641232430601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-46246637541354151552009-10-01T17:38:33.312+01:002009-10-01T17:38:33.312+01:00Excellent. Perhaps Dave was right after all, and t...Excellent. Perhaps Dave was right after all, and this will be the year of 'lots of Yanks' on Shetland....<br /><br />I wonder if Rob will go for that - can't remember if he needs it.The Leicester Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726759603199971409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-61099496605157021842009-10-01T17:18:25.609+01:002009-10-01T17:18:25.609+01:00RBA have just mega'd a Veery on Foula. 17.17hr...RBA have just mega'd a Veery on Foula. 17.17hrs! Forget the weather forecast just get up there, get in those ditches and see what flies out!The Drunkbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650924368984439689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-58521674855239354902009-10-01T17:08:11.824+01:002009-10-01T17:08:11.824+01:00Here's a thought. Forget the tea and just get ...Here's a thought. Forget the tea and just get cracking on the Whisky early on Saturday and then drink through solidly for 10 days. Job done!<br /><br />While you're off drinking Whisky spare a thought for me. I'll be valiantly counting Mipits 'streaming' through Burrough Hill desperately hoping for something big like a Woodlark to tulwooeet over.The Drunkbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650924368984439689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-79344497813148685702009-10-01T14:02:16.144+01:002009-10-01T14:02:16.144+01:00Yes, please wait till I'm out of the room Mark...Yes, please wait till I'm out of the room Mark!<br /><br />I don't take much notice of the weather charts really. It's well known that some eastern stuff always gets through no matter what, although a bit of easterly now and then certainly helps, and not much will make it in a force 8 north-westerly.The Leicester Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726759603199971409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-50602977435242292452009-10-01T12:40:52.060+01:002009-10-01T12:40:52.060+01:00I might have a big yank whilst Andy's out of t...I might have a big yank whilst Andy's out of the room!<br /><br />I've given up on the weather charts. In the last couple of days there's been a Buff-bellied Pipit and two Pechora's in all that shit weather. <br /><br />I always recall an old friends saying "a faint heart never fucked a fat lady" or something like that.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630311728159170799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-7434155482129046212009-10-01T08:50:46.062+01:002009-10-01T08:50:46.062+01:001. Whisky will probably initially be a good malt p...1. Whisky will probably initially be a good malt purchased from the airport, but when that runs out it'll be onto the cheapest stuff we can get from the Toab shop!<br /><br />2. It's unlikely there will be a good Yank anywhere, as that 'big low' is forming over Iceland rather than North America. It might bring some Arctic Redpolls in, but that's about it. <br /><br />3. Rob's car is not just dying, but dead. Alternative transport has been arranged, but I hope we don't have to go to Unst in it as it sounds uncomfortable!The Leicester Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726759603199971409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-54167457189038033762009-10-01T07:36:06.231+01:002009-10-01T07:36:06.231+01:00I predict a good yank on Unst after that big low h...I predict a good yank on Unst after that big low hits Shetland, but as Rob's car is dying you will probably have hitch-hike to see it!!davidearlgrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253992641232430601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-88059565806200349192009-10-01T00:54:49.776+01:002009-10-01T00:54:49.776+01:00I think your summing up of the first few days is l...I think your summing up of the first few days is likely to be entirely correct. That's how my whole autumn has been so far. And yes, it is fucking cold here at the moment. And it probably will snow whilst you're here too.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724118009820805494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3123276740006077877.post-45330277233838306102009-10-01T00:13:24.240+01:002009-10-01T00:13:24.240+01:00I think you have the right 'mind-set' Andy...I think you have the right 'mind-set' Andy...best to expect fuck all...but at the back of your mind i suspect, obviously, you harbour high hopes...[which naturally you try and ignore]. Expect the worst and hope for the best eh? A good system i think...<br /><br />ps.....all this whiskey you are going to be consuming...i presume a good malt? [Only ask coz i love the stuff].....beasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531694001983394088noreply@blogger.com