Royzah's Return

 Finally, after much hounding, Royzah (for it is he) has calculated his 2023 patch percentage to date. Sadly its ahead of mine, so that plan backfired somewhat, but thats showbusiness! The dead tap-dancing maestro has been giving it 110% on patch of late, and has had some rewards, in the form of  spotted flycatcher, pied flycatcher, garden warbler, ruff, and golden plover, and to top the lot a fine barred warbler, which turned out to be his 80th one ever (but then again he is ancient).

A visiting poaching bam twitching his barred then slipped a wryneck past him, but that happens to the best of us, specifically me the other day when Old Spoons did exactly the same.

So all the scores in order then, and I think for once even Basil doesn't have any undeclared stuff hidden away.

All to play for as the autumn gets underway...

Royzah blows his trumpet

A missive from Senor Royzah the other night (for it was him), leads me to update the blog. He's been blawing on about the first Shoveler for five years and also bagged a bar-tailed godwit on the weekend. Plus wheatear and willow warbler and bits.


As for Galley, well, I've been slogging away for a few bits - barwit for me was good, while wood warbler last weekend was even better - only my second here, and this one was a finds tick! However, the worry now is as we head into May that the North-east is just about to wake from its winter slumbers, while down here its nearly almost over fir the summer...

Parp Toot Blare

Never one to blow his own trumpet, so to speak, it is up to me to bring you news from the boy Royzah (for it is he). Yes indeedy, he's been out a-gleaning, and while still smarting from having recently removed from his patch the stretch of river where the harlequin is currently frequenting, he has allegedly managed to see kingfisher, iceland gull, great spotted woodpecker and even stock dove! 

Ooooof indeed!