I was back working away and I had to be down in Bedford so I set off a bit early and cruised my way to Lowdham in....wait for it......Nottinghamshire. There was meant to be a Glossy Ibis present. In a field. Then I saw a Glossy Ibis, in a field, and soon realised that there was, indeed, a Glossy Ibis present, in a field. [The Glossy Ibis has fallen, Cleggy!]. Betwixt above tales, a Yellow Rumped Warbler turned up in Durham! Well! So I drove my new motor car north and saw a Yellow Rumped Warbler. I'd just turned up when it showed immediately. Tree. A few twitchers were in the road, whenever a locals car approached, fellow nerds twitchers would call out "Car coming", "Car" or even "Hey car" to alert others. Everyone would move from the carriageway. Then, when we obtaining excellent views, a local woman screeched up, not giving anyone time to react and blow her horn very loud and very long. She then started shouting from within her car. I can only guess what she was shouting as I couldn't hear her but I'll bet by the look on her face that she was using words like sad cunt, my road, fucking nerds, get out of the way, and "fuckers". She then pulled into her own personal drive. The Yellow Rump had fucked off long ago. She got out and someone said "thanks for that".
Someone else countered "It is her street, she's got every right"
To which I said "Don't talk shite"
As birders/twitchers we have responsibilities, true. Don't upset the locals, don't trespass, don't block roads. Fine. We weren't. At the end of the day there was around five hundred people there looking for one stray yankee doodle. To half block a road for a split second isn't the end of the world. Her reaction was over the top. I think because twitching is viewed as a strange hobby and the partakers seen as socially inadequate, we do get a rough time, and it IS because of the nature of twitching and how we are viewed to the "public".
If the dustmen were in the road, maybe bad example, nay, some builders unloading some sand from their van would this lady have started shouting and blaring her horn? No. She would've just waited patiently, the builders would've finished what they were doing, moved their van, give the hag a polite wave, no harm done. Even if there was some thieving pikey bastards (see Mr Lethbridge's latest entry over on Wanstead Birder - he's not happy!) "collecting" scrap metals and stealing tiny bald beautiful bouncing baby's perambulators, she would've stopped even for them! She would not have ranted and blasted her horn! The thieving gypsy pikey bastards would've simply loaded the tiny bald bouncing baby's pram onto their horse and clopped off down the street with a wave to the woman. Birders? Worse than pikeys. Her reaction was disproportional. It was!
"Fuck her" I said, to which some older gentleman reprimanded me. I put him right that she should show some humanity even though we are sad, filthy, depraved twitcher-types with no sex lives. What is wrong with waiting two seconds for us to move, then asking with interest as to what we were looking at? Manners. They don't cost anything etc Ps and Qs etc.
Rant over.
Padder: Waxwing.
Manchester derby tonight and it's as exciting as it gets as the title race is wide open and should go to the wire. Let's also spare a thought for the red third of Manchester and their terrific battle for 7th. With Southampton playing Newcastle on Saturday, Man U could really put the pressure on them with a win tonight but, with only four homes games to go and having scored only 18 goals at home so far this season, I can't see it. But let's hope they can snatch that 7th place otherwise Mr Moyes might get sacked and nobody wants that, he's doing a great job!
Just bought a new Man U lamp. It looks great in the middle of the table.....
Man U are still determined to be in a big European tournament next season, even if they have to write the song themselves.....
What comes in a variety of colours and fits nicely on a cock? A Man U shirt......
Just found out that my son is a secret wanker....and I've found the evidence under his bed....
...a Man U shirt...
That was a good joke....
Yellow Rumped Warbler showing exactly why
Yellow Rumped Warblers are actually called Yellow Rumped Warblers
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