Ian Moore

It’s CHRISTMAS!

Team Wolf Alice from last night. I’ve known these Herbert’s for 37 years ffs.
Good to catch up, as we’re in far flung corners of the Galaxy now.

Wolf Alice last night in Leeds. They were majestic #wolfAlice

Up t’north for a concert in Leeds tonight.
Popped into Carr Vale for Willow Tit, wasn’t playing ball.
Then onto Broomhill flash in the motherland, managed a typical fly past Water Pipit and some Stonechats.
#ukbirding

I got absolutely drenched on my lunch run and saw a couple of Little Egrets. #YouWin

My Dad (back row 2nd from the left) had a quiet word with young Joseph on how to get a century in Australia.🙄
#ROOOOOOT #ashes

😞 that’s a good innings for a biggish dog. Sorry for your loss💔

Little Owl going nuts around the Ecton Fields area. #northantsbirds #ukbirding

Isn’t there one still knocking about at the ‘shrike’ hedge between Hanging Houghton and Cottesbrooke?

Up to 5 Corn Buntings mucking about in the weedy strips between the ploughed fields near Blunham, Beds.
#bedsbirds #ukbirding

Did you do accents as well?
Who knew Moses was from Northern Ireland 🤯

I left by 10am, but there was some birders from Rugby. James and Alan from Corby and a few others still searching.
Great to see all the Pochard though.
120 odd at Titchmarsh as well at the moment.

Sunny and frosty morning at Eyebrook.
Sun in the wrong spot for finding the Yank wigeon.
But a juvenile Whooper Swan, 7+ RCPs like ginger balls of fire in the sunshine.
Close to 200 Pochard which is a throwback to the 90s.
#leicestershirebirds #ukbirding

Oxfordshire 13k Maverick trail run at Stonor Park.
In driving rain and lots of mud

Oy Phil, why have you got all them books on your boat lad?
#totp

Steve Buscemi and one of the lads from the Death Star doing a cover of a Bruce Willis song🤷🏻‍♂️ #totp

Haven’t seen a Mistle Thrush since August!!! Have they just vanished completely?
I’ve been in suitable habitat in Northants and Bedfordshire and not a sniff.
#northantsbirds #ukbirding

I did that with a holiday read.
Utter 💩, but needed to find out what happened at the end.
Turned out it was even worse than the other 300 pages.
Threw it in the 🗑️, my wife was laughing at me cos she’d given up on the same book after 3 chapters.

Best yoga fart EVER tonight, by my yoga matt neighbour!
Brought huge laughter from all of us (even though we’re 50+ year old men).
#yogafarts

Humes warbler showing well and calling at Marston vale, Bedfordshire. County first and only my 2nd.
Also fitted in an 11k run (which was much much harder than seeing the bird.
#bedsbirds #ukbirding

Wet grey and cold (and that’s just me🙄)
3 Glossy Ibis at Little Irchester and Marsh Harrier, 5 Gregs, 13 Pochard and a couple of Goldeneye at Summer Leys.
Bacon sandwich time.
#northantsbirds #ukbirding

Just like to point out that I’ve got the millennium falcon’s lucky 🎲 on my rear view mirror.
Bought in a moment of nerdery.
#starwars #millenuimfalcon

It’s the hope that kills you🙄
#ashes

Got to love the fightback.
Our boys are most definitely scrappers.
#ashes #england #barmyarmy

Park the bus, park the bus, park the bus!!!
Gus Atkinson as a cattanachio.

Wakes up checks the cricket 🏏 score. Cries a little.
Listens to the Stone Roses instead.
#Ashes #Mani #StoneRoses

Was just listening to it whilst walking to co-op.
One of the greatest albums of all time.
Saw him play with Primal scream a few times 🥺

Water rail and a Greg the only decent birds on a nippy dusk walk with the dog. #nene #northantsbirds #ukbirding

RIP Mani. You absolute ledge. Lucky to see him with Primal Scream 4 times.
Bass lines of my generation #Mani❤️

Fairly confident Spotify has been ear wigging my conversation with my mates about the #Ashes just had ‘two tribes’ followed by ‘we are fucking fucked’ by Muse on the van stereo!!
Just waiting for ‘I don’t like cricket’ to come on next.
#hidebehindthesofa