tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post1069601235925917323..comments2024-03-29T08:25:42.543+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : Patch birdingDylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-671818685482464862016-04-12T19:08:38.287+01:002016-04-12T19:08:38.287+01:00........or a solar panel farm or wind turbines. We...........or a solar panel farm or wind turbines. We already have two solar panel farms on little old Sheppey and two big turbines and currently there is a planning appeal going ahead for another four turbines. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-22943489283617240602016-04-12T06:43:00.908+01:002016-04-12T06:43:00.908+01:00I and many of my peers have spent a period of our ...I and many of my peers have spent a period of our birding development, fascinated by rarity and the, undeniable, adrenaline rush of "twitching". Strangely, we all seem to have ended up pottering around local patches - much the happier in ourselves. Gone is the youthful drive to succeed - to build lists. My guess is that's par for the course during the aging process? Thirty years is a long time - I hope I'm able to spend that period watching Newland's - assuming it hasn't been turned into a housing estate before then!Dylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-27685559145492424212016-04-12T05:49:10.488+01:002016-04-12T05:49:10.488+01:00The best kind of birdwatching in my opinion Dylan ...The best kind of birdwatching in my opinion Dylan but not exciting enough for many people these days I suppose, where they have instant access to rarity news via pagers, etc. But I've been doing the same patch (The Swale NNR) for thirty years this year and it's still all that I need.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com