tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854917240637353068.post9201238356506981335..comments2024-02-21T10:36:51.773+00:00Comments on Axe Birding: Looking Back; Dawlish Warren 14/10/00Steve Waitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02234938942274343663noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854917240637353068.post-32513986159826190962016-01-29T11:13:36.280+00:002016-01-29T11:13:36.280+00:00Wow what a gripper Gav! Phils got some great bird...Wow what a gripper Gav! Phils got some great birds on us all, but I feel the likes of Squacco, Great Reed Warbler, Scaup and Wilson's Phal are all gettable. But another Western Sand I think is slim...Steve Waitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02234938942274343663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854917240637353068.post-22990739574643430982016-01-28T23:13:59.822+00:002016-01-28T23:13:59.822+00:00Steve, a friend of mine (non-birder!) was mates wi...Steve, a friend of mine (non-birder!) was mates with Paul Dukes and can remember seeing the Western Sand with him in '73! Grippage!!!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854917240637353068.post-36870315211611866442016-01-28T18:09:15.188+00:002016-01-28T18:09:15.188+00:00Hi Mike. Many many thanks for the comment, I just...Hi Mike. Many many thanks for the comment, I just love recalling all the excitement in the learning - was so much to learn as well! The very first time you see a species of bird, is that feeling ever truly replicated again... Bird Ringing for me is giving me so much enjoyment at the moment as I am learning so much more to do with the patch.<br />Best wishes, <br />SteveSteve Waitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02234938942274343663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854917240637353068.post-20553532353168903432016-01-28T18:06:23.001+00:002016-01-28T18:06:23.001+00:00Hi Roger, many thanks for the comment. Be interest...Hi Roger, many thanks for the comment. Be interesting to know what your best birds were here on the Axe in the 70's, you may well have seen one or two birds that I would very much love to see here! <br />Take care, <br />SteveSteve Waitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02234938942274343663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854917240637353068.post-692658577791464962016-01-28T14:59:42.398+00:002016-01-28T14:59:42.398+00:00Nice one Steve, just like you my youthful reading ...Nice one Steve, just like you my youthful reading was dominated by bird field guides, and everything about Devon's Birds, even at school I would nip off to the School Library which brilliantly had Humphrey Sitters first Atlas of Breeding birds in Devon published by the Devon Birds (DBWPS) in 1974. My favourite book was The Birds of Devon by Robert Moore (a much appreciated Christmas present in 1975!) this was permanently out and dipped into at least a couple of times a week. If we can aspire we can thrive as a birdwatcher! Mike Langmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769021137483993740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854917240637353068.post-39081708647360652872016-01-27T17:07:31.865+00:002016-01-27T17:07:31.865+00:00Nice post Steve. Some of my earliest birding memor...Nice post Steve. Some of my earliest birding memories are from Axmouth in the 1970's. My aunt and uncle used to live in the Old Forge up Chapel Street, my uncle worked for Bindon Estate and my cousin use to own the butchers in Colyton, so I spent many hours gazing at the river. Seen some goodies there over the years. Makes me feel old though - by 1989 I had just started visiting British Columbia!rharrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349675350330586919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854917240637353068.post-81798404201756741872016-01-27T11:38:24.425+00:002016-01-27T11:38:24.425+00:00Thanks John, really pleased you liked the post.
Be...Thanks John, really pleased you liked the post.<br />Best wishes, <br />SteveSteve Waitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02234938942274343663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854917240637353068.post-66853621411588503672016-01-26T22:30:06.722+00:002016-01-26T22:30:06.722+00:00Brilliant post Steve,great to see the workings of ...Brilliant post Steve,great to see the workings of a Birder,hope you have many more discoveries,as you say,we never know whats around the corner.<br />Until we look.<br />John. JRandSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578266188930995611noreply@blogger.com