Cynth flow out on the thursday from Birmingham to Hannover with Flybe, Rainer picked her up, a busy week was had by all.
31/08/2010
24/08/2010
FERRY AND DIJON ON ROUTE TO PROVENCE
Gareth and Sali - Dover to Dunkerque
Arrived in Dijon at tea time, found our way to the Hotel Du Stade Logis Group, nice french food cooked fresh, rooms ok and basic, we really needed air conditioned rooms it was so hot and sticky, but for a one night stay excellant hotel.
Arrived in Dijon at tea time, found our way to the Hotel Du Stade Logis Group, nice french food cooked fresh, rooms ok and basic, we really needed air conditioned rooms it was so hot and sticky, but for a one night stay excellant hotel.
FUNNY FACE PUPPETS
Made some face puppets from images taken on holiday,stuck them to card and fitted a stick
Anna
Anna and Oliver
Anna
Anna and Oliver
Gazzla
16/08/2010
WIRRAL BIRDWATCHING - SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST 2010
RSPB Inner Marsh Farm is a wonderful place to enjoy nature. In the mid '80s, they bought farmland here and turned it into a thriving wetland filled with glorious wildlife.In spring, you can see loads of wildflowers with beautiful butterflies flitting around. Hundreds of wading birds gather on the wetlands on their way to northern Europe, while gulls build nests in their noisy colony and avocets feed daintily in the pools. In summer, marsh harriers and hobbies hunt overhead, or wait until dusk and you could see noctule and pipistrelle bats zipping around after insects.Our hide will give you superb views over the pools and wetlands. Autumn's great for seeing migrant birds passing through. Visit in winter and you've got a great chance of seeing shy water rails creep out of the reeds, or wild swans and geese coming in to roost.
RSPB INNER MARSH FARM - Showing geography layout of the pools
We arranged a one day birdwatching team session on the Wirrall, we left Stafford at 8.00am and arrived at RSPB Inner Marsh Farm at 9.15am.
The car park was filling with the Cheshire Birding Group arrival .The weather was kind warm and sunny all day.
We arranged a one day birdwatching team session on the Wirrall, we left Stafford at 8.00am and arrived at RSPB Inner Marsh Farm at 9.15am.
The car park was filling with the Cheshire Birding Group arrival .The weather was kind warm and sunny all day.The hide was jam packed of birders, with plenty of chit chat. Birds selection seen from the hide, shovelers, teal, ruff, blacktailed godwits, little egrets, mute swans, greenshank, green sandpippers, lapwings, flying across the back pools a Hobby perching high in the trees. Outside the hide we viewed, kestrel, marsh harrier, buzzard, whitethroat, blackcap, sedge warbler, goldfinch and Rob caught a long distance view of the American Yellowleg a big rarity. We moved onto Parkgate, with lunch at Heswell Gutter. We walked along the estuary till we arrived at the far rocks where we had a vantage viewpoint at the Gutter, with a small flock of redshank, dunlin, with distant views of shelduck, little egrets, curlew, godwits, oystercatchers.
Rob and myself upped our view point and walked further around the headland to the National Trust Fields of natural wild flowers. Steve joined us later with a spectacular views of marching curlew, oystercatchers what a strange site as the tide was moving in very fast. Met a party from Durham University had a quick chat about the college of Van Mildert.
Next stop Hoylake Seafront near the lifeboat station, with great views of flocks of godwits, herring gulls, lesser black backed gulls, oystercatchers, and then a red brested merganser flew through, sea watch was slow as the winds were slight. We met a fellow birder who told us of a wood sandpiper at a local reserve, so we hopped off and yes we scoped this one, with greenshank, godwits in great viewing delights as the sun was at its best for us, we finally arrived back in Stafford at just gone 7.00pm, it was great to go with birding friends who have the experience to learn from, a big thanks to Rob Swift and Steve Nolan - Wolves Supporter - Wolves 2 - Stoke 1, hard to live with for the day, no he was great to be with.
Next stop Hoylake Seafront near the lifeboat station, with great views of flocks of godwits, herring gulls, lesser black backed gulls, oystercatchers, and then a red brested merganser flew through, sea watch was slow as the winds were slight. We met a fellow birder who told us of a wood sandpiper at a local reserve, so we hopped off and yes we scoped this one, with greenshank, godwits in great viewing delights as the sun was at its best for us, we finally arrived back in Stafford at just gone 7.00pm, it was great to go with birding friends who have the experience to learn from, a big thanks to Rob Swift and Steve Nolan - Wolves Supporter - Wolves 2 - Stoke 1, hard to live with for the day, no he was great to be with.
02/08/2010
DRAGONFLY SPOTTED IN THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT SKY
Dragonfly spotted over the Stafford night sky,approx 9.45pm westerly direction, keeps changing its body colours must get in touch with others. Has anybody else seen this new Dragonfly @ night,we only have a small garden pond it must get its energy from the daylight solar micro panels in its wings, your comments would be welcome.
01/08/2010
STAFFORD BAND REHERSAL AT 5 KENT WAY STAFFORD
Front room rehersal with Lucy on main vocals, Will on bass, Rob lead and Huw Lloyd on Keyboards, unfortunately band as broken up. Great time though with all.
HIL AND DAVES WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PARTY 24TH JULY 2010
GREAT WEEKENDS PARTY
Just some of the party guests
Amber and Erin Latimer
THE WEEKEND OF 24TH AND 25TH JULY 2010
A great fun weekend,excellant party,weather held fine and sunny, nice to see Doug and Marian and Mike and Sarne from Oxford again.
Adam and Matt carving the PIGGY ROAST what a feast well done ADAM.
Wedding anniversay speech by David Latimer
Karenza and Ben - We look forward to the wedding party - Good luck you two.
Luckly a business trip coincided with Hil and Daves wedding anniversary
party in Milford Surrey,so we travelled down on the thursday afternoon. Friday was my business trip in Poole, Cynth helped out with Hil and Dave to get things into place.Friday night with the neighbours we erected the gazeboes and got most of the tables and chairs thenks to John and Dave. The Pig Roast was mastered by Adam, what a wonderful guy, nothing too much trouble. Friday night we had an Indain takeaway from Godalming with Matt and Zoe, both Erin and Amber were in good form, never stop talking.
Just some of the party guests
Amber and Erin Latimer
THE WEEKEND OF 24TH AND 25TH JULY 2010
A great fun weekend,excellant party,weather held fine and sunny, nice to see Doug and Marian and Mike and Sarne from Oxford again.
Adam and Matt carving the PIGGY ROAST what a feast well done ADAM.
Wedding anniversay speech by David Latimer
Karenza and Ben - We look forward to the wedding party - Good luck you two.
Luckly a business trip coincided with Hil and Daves wedding anniversary
party in Milford Surrey,so we travelled down on the thursday afternoon. Friday was my business trip in Poole, Cynth helped out with Hil and Dave to get things into place.Friday night with the neighbours we erected the gazeboes and got most of the tables and chairs thenks to John and Dave. The Pig Roast was mastered by Adam, what a wonderful guy, nothing too much trouble. Friday night we had an Indain takeaway from Godalming with Matt and Zoe, both Erin and Amber were in good form, never stop talking.I decided to go to Farlington Marshes to do some birding on the satuday morning,new for me this year was 1 x Beareded Tit in the rushes, with lovely views of Greenfinches and a Linnet in flight.
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