tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post4235038500322054200..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: False hopeSteve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-81302815080350729902019-02-02T06:56:30.496+00:002019-02-02T06:56:30.496+00:00As much as old duffers like me go on about 'th...As much as old duffers like me go on about 'the good times' Arjun, the fact is that the numbers that I remember from the 1970s and 1980s were but shadows of those from 20-30 years befor then.Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-74308167378003555032019-02-01T22:30:51.002+00:002019-02-01T22:30:51.002+00:00It's hard to know what good birding is at the ...It's hard to know what good birding is at the moment as I've never really experienced regular good birding periods as such - was I born after a good time (was it better pre 2000s?)Arjun Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428937191960058515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-47371974133187316612019-02-01T21:05:31.761+00:002019-02-01T21:05:31.761+00:00I was hoping for just a little bit Stewart and did...I was hoping for just a little bit Stewart and didn't expect too much - however, the south Devon and Dorset coast had a tremendous day!Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-46096047858001661442019-02-01T19:11:53.584+00:002019-02-01T19:11:53.584+00:00When I saw you looking for a hard weather movement...When I saw you looking for a hard weather movement I thought you would be disappointed. For you to get that, you need hard weather up north and we had it better than you! No need for birds to move. As it happens today we have snow cover and freezing temps so keep watching you might get some movement over the next few days...Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985665182124985194noreply@blogger.com