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i went for a walk yesterday afternoon with Richard drummer and Big Eye Tony. our walk took us by some bird hides so we decided to become bird experts.

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tony big eye is already a bird expert it seems, but Richard was less so, and, as you are already aware, i'm generally clueless on matters of nature.

here is tony with his fancy binoculars (bins/binos/'oculas)
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if you want to know what birds we saw then there's a list below:


blue tit
great tit
long tailed tit
gold finch
chaffinch
green finch
robin
blackbird
wren
dunnock
sparrow
magpie
crow
jay
green woodpecker
pigeon
duck
other type of duck (like a teal)
duck-goose bird (don't know name)
swan
kestrel
heron
egret
cormorant
coot
moorhen
seagull thing
canadian goose (28 types of bird)

(list compiled by Tony who was showing off a little)

2 Comments

funkypancake Author Profile Page said:

we also saw some hens (in a garden) and a pheasant. so that's 30 birds in total.

BIG EYE Tony said:

I actually refer to them as 'Knocker-Bees'. (Binoculars that is).

I'm getting good at this comment business, innit.

Wot do you call a CHAV in a box? Answer: innit.

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