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In the words of the great Chrissie Hynde..

Tomoz at Dragon Hall, Nodge. I know that no one's interested but I have to go through the motions. 😂
All books will be going cheap.
Dragon Hall is a medieval merchant's house close to the River Wensum. It's steeped in history and actually has dragons!

“it’s now imperative that we start to repair the relationship with our supporters and do everything we can to give them something to get behind”

Knapper could start by fronting-up. Talk to us. Apologise for, and acknowledge his part in this debacle. Be accountable.

Never going to happen of course.

Titchwell, late morning. Sea: Slavonian Grebe, Black-throated Diver, 2Long-tailed Ducks, Swallow. Meadow Trail: 2Firecrests, Yellow-browed Warbler. #Norfolk Birding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Titchwell: American Golden Plover still 10.15 on freshmarsh. #NorfolkBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

My grandparents had a horseshoe (yes, open end up) and a pile of hagstones - added to whenever one was dug up in their garden.

Knapper next please

Thars sum rum ole dews in hare I can tell yer..

Cley: Grey Phalarope still 1.50 on Pope’s #NorfolkBirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Blakeney: Barred Warbler still 12.50 at Friary Hills #norfolkbirding @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Or as my dad used to say “Strattun Strorlers”

When I started my first job in Dereham in the seventies I had a colleague who used exactly that phrase, and I still use it to this day!

Morston: Red-backed Shrike still 9.35am, midway between Morston and Stiffkey. @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #NorfolkBirding

Winteron: Lesser Grey Shrike still 9.40am in North Dunes @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #NorfolkBirding

I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited

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This says it all, courtesy of @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social in tribute to the six Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza today

Lovely photo Joe!

Bedstraw Hawk Moth in my Thorpe Marriott garden earlier today.

Wos left on ut

Thas on the huh hentut.. (Salle)

Thas a wite crowned sparra frum ‘Merica. That corsed a bit of a rumpus, but the twitchas had a wip-round and that paid for the winda ter be fixed.

Did yew look for that thar sparrer in tha west winda?

A logo of a book and the title Great Books, that deserve better

Being part of the whole Unbound saga has not been fun; one consolation has been the support of the many other authors involved.
And so, in that spirit, we've put together a list of some of the great books that now need publishers and agents. Please do share!

open.substack.com/pub/therebou...

Thank you.

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One of the strangest ironies of the last ten years has been watching Britain immersing itself as deeply as ever in memories of WW2 while proudly turning its back on the project that emerged from it.

Hickling NWT: female Red-footed Falcon still 12.30, distantly from the mound in dead tree #NorfolkBirds @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

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