tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763430959732035545.post3884847019716843549..comments2024-03-06T02:31:05.644-08:00Comments on Birding Vancouver Island: A Brit birder in BC, Victoria & Nanaimo: Precipitation anticipation deflation.Jon Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322963514881326762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763430959732035545.post-15571490603795010012010-08-07T18:19:53.505-07:002010-08-07T18:19:53.505-07:00Hey - good to hear from you Pete. I still keep an ...Hey - good to hear from you Pete. I still keep an eye on your site, and others from my old neck of the woods. <br />It's funny how quickly we get used to a species we would have once made a massive deal about! I remember twitching a least sandpiper in Worcestershire (Upton Warren, as it happens) back in 1988 - it was pretty big deal back then... now I seem them almost daily! <br />Now, if I find a little stint or ruff over here, that would be major news!<br /><br />Cheers for the message, and please pass on my regards to John Bateman.Jon Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322963514881326762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763430959732035545.post-64148829552943286842010-08-07T13:42:33.441-07:002010-08-07T13:42:33.441-07:00Hi Jon
Thought it time I made a comment on your b...Hi Jon<br /><br />Thought it time I made a comment on your blog, and I must say it still seems a little odd - in a way - to hear an ex 'Aldcliffe Birder' recording c.45 Least Sandpipers etc, etc, plus a 'supporting cast of Bald Eagles and Cowbirds....still, this of course is Canada isn't it.<br /><br />Best Wishes from a not so sunny (again) City of Lancaster in the good old UK.Pete Woodruffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039548314043002357noreply@blogger.com