be honest the last few weeks have been great bird wise,but for me it has just been a pain in the neck,i stopped doing grove for certain reasons,not the people or my friends but the politics of the place,today i had just about enough,same old story but different people,if you saw what was going on with the wryneck flushed lefft right and centre hounded to a bush god knows how many birders was around it,we refound it this morning and gave it plenty of time to feed,just left alone to feed for its long flight,we put the news out very later on as we had the bird at 6ish,then the twats turn up,after everyone i knew shot off to brockhill leaving me and rob and dave ,what i am going to say has happen a lot this year,many times i mean,i been called a stringer and all sorts, just it not nice but frankly i had enough, if people make id mistake,but nearly 100% of the time i get it right,or i ask others first,i don't mind my friends taking the piss but outsiders can go and get knotted,people are quick enough to reap the benefits off the time i and others put in,all around kent then come and generally take the piss,but when i ask nicely for people to not get to close and be told to fuck off,wonder why i stopped being a v warden,it was same at stoddy with the p tit ,i have biten my lip a few times, but today when i got home it got to me,i go out to enjoy birding and have a great laugh with others,i had the same issues in the harbour and at elmley,i was going to stop tweeting out and blogging but felt it was unfair on many off my friends,i been called a few names over this year by cyber space,comments on my blog, to my face,let alone being called a flusher at cold harbour so in all i had a gut fall,the other reason, i have spoken to others about,but that not really the issue
then this chinock flew low in form the south giving great views....more on my website
