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An individual, of no great importance, who is unable to see the natural world as a place for competition. I catch fish, watch birds, derive immense pleasure from simply looking at butterflies, moths, bumble-bees, etc - without the need for rules! I am Dylan and this is my blog - if my opinions offend? Don't bother logging on again - simple!

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Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Afternoon delight

 I managed to grab a short, "Sun-downer", session at Sandwich Coarse Fishery this afternoon. Although it was quite chilly in the stiff SW breeze I did manage to temp a lovely Mirror Carp, of 17 lbs 3 oz, to pick up my baited rig. A really enjoyable tussle, in a tight corner swim, was just what the doctor ordered. I'd only just landed it when Ken, one of the fishery bailiffs, turned up and the regulation banter ensued. Apparently I'm a cheat! I use a baiting pole and that's not fishing, yet it doesn't contravene any of the fishery rules, so I can't be doing anything wrong? Well that is with the exception of Ken's opinion. All harmless fun and after a quick selfie session, back it went. I stayed on for another couple of hours without any further action. I hadn't blanked, so what's to moan about?.

A lovely, scaly, fish in great condition.

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  1. Derek Faulkner11 April 2024 at 07:09

    Hi Dylan,
    I was looking through some old KOS stuff yesterday and came across a special 50th Anniversary Issue Newsletter that came out in April 2002. There were a lot of birding articles in it relating to various birder's experiences during the previous 50 years but quite stunned me. It was an incredible eight-page article entitled "A Year to Remember - Kent Listing in 1999" and written by a fanatical twitcher who spent every waking hour tearing around the countryside trying to set a new record for a total of different birds seen in one year. Your many experiences as that twitcher made an interesting read but I found it difficult to identify the person that writes these current blogs, with that fanatical twitcher all those years ago.

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    1. Dylan Wrathall11 April 2024 at 08:32

      Hi Derek,
      Yes, indeed, that very same bloke who brought OCD obsessional behaviour, from my angling 1980-93, into Kent birding 1993-2011, when I moved here with my job. That it was that very "Year to Remember" which was to cause my first marriage to end is now why I have removed the need for competition from my enjoyment of the outdoors and all that I encounter. Yet another manifestation of the benefits of the aging process I guess?
      Thanks for taking time to share this tale, cheers.

      Dylan

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