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Friday, 17 February, 2012

Pokerbird: Avian Travels

Somerset, Bristol & Beyond!

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February 2012 (5)
- 14: Brown Teal, Tiritiri Matangi (0)
- 10: Yellow-Browed Warbler, Chew Valley (0)
- 08: Field Notes from a Catastrophe (0)
- 05: Greylag Geese, Portishead Marina (1)
- 02: Somerset Birds in January (0)
January 2012 (9)
- 31: Dog Chasing Swans (1)
- 29: Portbury Wharf Ton (0)
- 27: Flinders Birds, 2008 (0)
- 22: The Long Emergency (0)
- 18: Recession Busters (0)
- 17: The Heart of a Goof, Wodehouse (0)
- 12: Frankenstein: Cause for Complaints (0)
- 06: Birdstack Shut Down (2)
- 02: Tasks Ladder (0)
December 2011 (5)
- 27: End of Year Birds (0)
- 15: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Apparently (0)
- 13: Glen Isla, 2004 (0)
- 06: 2009: New Zealand Plovers, Miranda (0)
- 02: Somerset Waterbird Bonanza (0)
November 2011 (6)
- 27: The Vanishing Face of Gaia (0)
- 24: Dear Santa (0)
- 12: Blagdon Beauty (0)
- 08: 2009: Not Quite Freycinet, Tasmania (0)
- 03: Marsh Harrier, RSPB Pulborough (0)
- 01: Dundee & Broughty Ferry, 2004 (0)
October 2011 (9)
- 27: Dartford Warbler, Bournemouth (0)
- 23: BristolCon ’11 (0)
- 21: Spoonbill, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 17: Top 10 British Birding Sites (0)
- 12: 2009 Victoria Fires & Extinction (0)
- 10: 2009: Little Penguins, Tasmania (0)
- 08: A Friend of the Earth by T.C. Boyle (0)
- 07: Chew Valley Lake Birds (0)
- 06: Avon Bird Sightings, September 2011 (0)
September 2011 (10)
- 28: Pectoral Sandpiper, Chew Valley (0)
- 26: Finally an Angus Kingfisher, 2004 (0)
- 21: Little Gull, Chew Valley (0)
- 18: Halting State, Charles Stross (0)
- 15: 2008: Cockatiels, New South Wales (0)
- 12: Year Birds, Blagdon Lake (0)
- 10: Somerset & Bristol Bird Lists (0)
- 07: Local Ringed Plovers (0)
- 05: How Not to Bird Hants & Dorset (0)
- 02: Venice Area Sightings, 2003 (0)
August 2011 (12)
- 30: Steyning, West Sussex (0)
- 29: Pagham Harbour, West Sussex (1)
- 26: Spotted Redshank, Chew Valley (0)
- 23: See No Evil (0)
- 20: Bay Area Swallows, 2001 (0)
- 18: Paronella Park, 2009 (0)
- 12: Tree of Life (0)
- 10: Turnstones & Sanderlings, New Passage (0)
- 07: Bristol Art & Pocket Kings (1)
- 05: The Best Port Marine Bird Site (0)
- 02: 2009: Kingfisher Park, Queensland (0)
- 01: Woodchat Shrike, Chipping Sodbury (0)
July 2011 (10)
- 29: Technorati (0)
- 29: Weeds (0)
- 25: A Pembrokeshire Day (0)
- 22: Mission: Honeyeaters 15% Off (0)
- 20: Welsh Rain (0)
- 16: Melbourne, 2009 (0)
- 12: Finally on the Birdstack Map (0)
- 09: Patch Sandpiper (0)
- 07: The Pennington Marsh Mysteries (0)
- 05: Heard but Not Seen (0)
June 2011 (10)
- 29: Hidden Bristol (0)
- 26: Secret World & Secret Somerset (0)
- 23: 2009: Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania (0)
- 19: As Long As a Pregnancy (0)
- 17: Mission: Honeyeaters (1)
- 13: Proper Wigeon at Sunnyvale Baylands ;-) (0)
- 11: Not Such a Night Bird (0)
- 07: Apart from All the Drama (0)
- 04: Lake Tinaroo, 2009 (0)
- 02: Pokerbird Is Risen (1)
May 2011 (15)
- 28: The Quantocks (0)
- 26: A Miracle (1)
- 23: Oh, and before I Go… (1)
- 22: Goodbye (0)
- 18: The Meaning of Life (0)
- 16: Bleak Beacons (0)
- 14: recrudescence (0)
- 11: Birding for… (0)
- 10: Stert Flats (1)
- 09: Around Exmoor (0)
- 08: Americans in Cornwall (0)
- 07: Dawlish & Hayle Year Birds (0)
- 03: 2008: Dorrigo National Park I (0)
- 02: Car-Free Wader (0)
- 01: Another Port Marine Warbler (0)
April 2011 (14)
- 29: Regular as Clockwork (0)
- 26: Tree or Meadow? (0)
- 24: Littleton-upon-Severn Provides (0)
- 22: Another American in Somerset (0)
- 18: Clickety-Click at Port Marine (0)
- 17: Early Spring Migrants (0)
- 15: Severn Estuary Birds (0)
- 12: The Wollomombi Falls LBJ, 2008 (0)
- 09: I Chased a Duck around a Lake (1)
- 08: 15 Days Early! (0)
- 07: Brick Red Wader (0)
- 06: 9 Days Early (0)
- 05: Port Marine Birds (0)
- 02: Slimbridge Catches Up with Chew (0)
March 2011 (19)
- 29: Poll (0)
- 27: Towards Mission Honeyeaters (0)
- 26: “Put That Light Out!” (0)
- 25: Two Early Spring Migrants (0)
- 22: iPod Bird Sightings (2)
- 21: Wotwasit: Adventures of a Birding Sleuth (0)
- 18: Winter Waders, Avon Gorge (1)
- 16: The Future Looks Bright (0)
- 15: Dead Portishead Ducks (0)
- 14: Convergent Evolution (0)
- 13: Birdstack Import Complete (0)
- 11: Wheatears (0)
- 09: All-Season British Bird Tour by Train (0)
- 08: Singing Blackcap, Bristol (0)
- 07: Injured Birds (0)
- 05: Goosander, Portishead Marina (0)
- 04: Peregrine Falcon, Clevedon (0)
- 03: Goshawks, New Fancy View (0)
- 02: Bramblings, Wyre Forest (0)
February 2011 (17)
- 28: Scaup & Spoonbill, Slimbridge (0)
- 26: White Gull at Alviso, 2001 (0)
- 25: Lower Woods & Wetmoor (0)
- 23: 2008: Bukit Timah, Singapore (0)
- 22: British Birding Year 2nd Edition (0)
- 21: Donations So Far (0)
- 21: Dead Bird News (0)
- 19: Yes, I Have Seen a Ptarmigan! (0)
- 18: The Mission (0)
- 17: Chew Valley Lake Permit (0)
- 15: 2010 Newsletter (0)
- 13: (Not) Sorting in Excel (0)
- 12: Dunlin, Port Marine (0)
- 10: Just When I Had It All Sorted (0)
- 04: 2008: Lightning Swamp, Perth (0)
- 03: February on the Wharf (0)
- 01: Shoveler, Portbury Wharf (0)
January 2011 (26)
- 30: Birdstack Widgets (2)
- 28: 2001: Glaucous Gull, Palo Alto (0)
- 27: Using Birdstack in a Blog (0)
- 25: The Road, Cormac McCarthy (0)
- 24: Hawaii to Malaysia Corrections (0)
- 23: Worcestershire Complete to 2002 (0)
- 22: 2008: Peregrine Falcon, Subiaco (0)
- 21: Current World Population (0)
- 20: Goldcrest, Port Marine (0)
- 18: Birdstack Data Entry (4)
- 16: Western Cattle Egret (0)
- 15: Alviso Gulls, 2001 (0)
- 14: IOC vs. BOU (1)
- 13: Adelaide, 2008 (0)
- 12: Writing Tenses & Genres (0)
- 11: Scientific Names in Birdstack (0)
- 11: WordPress Database Connection Errors (0)
- 10: 2008: Long-Billed Corellas, Rockingham (2)
- 10: 145 Somerset Birds in 2010 (0)
- 09: 2000: Say’s Phoebe, Shoreline (1)
- 07: Birdstack Import Problems (0)
- 07: Golden Plovers, Westhay Moor (0)
- 05: 2-Day Bird Tour round London (0)
- 04: Hen Harrier, Portbury Wharf (1)
- 02: IOC Splits in Birdstack (0)
- 01: Year & Life Lists (1)
December 2010 (13)
- 30: 33,000 Sightings To Go (0)
- 28: Importing to Birdstack (0)
- 26: Online Recording & Listing (2)
- 21: Merlin & Stonechat, Portbury Wharf (2)
- 20: Mediterranean Gull! (0)
- 14: Blog Subdomain Problem (0)
- 11: Smew, Cotswold Water Park (0)
- 09: Waxwings, Avonmouth (2)
- 08: Mistle Thrush, Port Marine (0)
- 06: All I Want for Christmas (0)
- 05: Water Pipits, Chew (0)
- 03: A Wintery Wharf (0)
- 01: Kingfisher, Port Marine (0)
November 2010 (17)
- 29: iPod Touch (0)
- 28: 2000: Lake Cunningham, San Jose (0)
- 26: Purple Sandpipers, Battery Point (0)
- 25: A Tantalising Day (0)
- 23: Merlin, Sand Point (0)
- 21: Apocalyptic or Philosophical Fiction (0)
- 18: Voluntary Jobs (0)
- 17: White-naped Honeyeater (0)
- 16: Let’s Kill a Barn Owl Today (0)
- 14: Whooper Swan, Chew Valley Lake (0)
- 13: Grey Partridges, Portbury (0)
- 11: 2003: Bee-eaters, Malaysia (0)
- 09: Black Redstart, Port Marine (0)
- 04: The Horrors of Brean (0)
- 03: The Edible Woman, Margaret Atwood (0)
- 02: Red-Necked Grebe, Cheddar (0)
- 01: Tawny Owl, Weston-in-Gordano (1)
October 2010 (20)
- 31: Regent Parrots, 2008 (0)
- 29: Avon Bird Report 2009 (0)
- 28: Spotted Redshanks, Slimbridge (0)
- 24: Lapland Buntings Again (0)
- 23: 1999: Woodcock at Crawley, Hants (0)
- 22: Optics: Tips & Tricks (0)
- 21: Free Book Downloads (0)
- 20: Ravens, Portishead (2)
- 18: Early Bewick’s, Slimbridge (0)
- 17: Love in the Time of Cholera, Marquez (0)
- 15: Winter Migrants’ Dates (0)
- 14: Free PDF Download Broken on Lulu (0)
- 13: Cape Naturaliste, 2008 (0)
- 12: 1999: Sparrowhawk, Winchester (0)
- 11: Big Sat! (On Sun) (0)
- 10: Big Sit! (0)
- 09: Ferruginous Ducks, Chew (0)
- 08: Kestrel, Portishead (0)
- 06: Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve (0)
- 03: One Taxonomy to Rule Them All (0)
September 2010 (22)
- 30: Madrid, 2004 (0)
- 30: Little Owl, Westwood Manor (0)
- 29: Free Novel: A Romantic Tragedy (0)
- 28: Oh My! I’m on Amazon! (0)
- 28: 2000: American Bittern, Sunnyvale (0)
- 27: 1999: Great Northern Diver, Pembrokes (0)
- 26: Continent, Jim Crace (0)
- 23: More Chew Waders (0)
- 22: Prevelly Park Beach Resort, 2008 (0)
- 21: Lapland Bunting, Malvern (0)
- 20: A Fall of Waders (0)
- 19: Firth of Forth Cruise, 2006 (0)
- 18: Build a British Bird List Ebook (0)
- 17: If Fish Could Scream (0)
- 17: chatterBirds Blogger (0)
- 15: Peregrine and Ravens, Prior Park (0)
- 13: 1999: Common Scoter, Pennington (0)
- 12: 1-Day Bird Visit to London (0)
- 09: Waders, Chew Valley Lake (0)
- 08: Cockatiel, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 07: Regent’s Park, London (0)
- 03: A Local Redshank and a Tragic Romance (0)
August 2010 (12)
- 27: Website, Domain and Database Management (0)
- 26: 2000: Little Blue Heron vs Snowy Egret (1)
- 23: A Trip to the Fair (0)
- 19: WordPress Woes Solved: Part I (0)
- 17: 1999: Death on the A96, Moray (1)
- 13: WordPress and ASP Hosting (2)
- 10: 2008: Cape Leeuwin Gulls (0)
- 07: Another Chicxulub Crater (0)
- 06: British Birding Year Ebook (0)
- 05: Bristol? Or Somerset? (0)
- 03: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Portbury (0)
- 01: Mid-Summer Port Marine (0)
July 2010 (18)
- 31: 2-Day Bird Tour from Bristol (0)
- 28: 2008: Pemberton? And Beyond? (0)
- 26: Santa Clara County, June 2000 (0)
- 24: A Great Idea (0)
- 24: Build a British Bird List (0)
- 22: 15% Off British Birding Year (0)
- 21: Wrens Split: Birds to Go Solo (0)
- 20: 2000: Hooded Oriole, Santa Clara (0)
- 18: Corn Bunting, Dyrham Park (0)
- 17: Spotted Flycatcher, RSPB Ham Wall (0)
- 16: 2008: Walpole-Nornalup National Park (0)
- 15: Eastwood between Showers (0)
- 14: Port Marine between Showers (0)
- 13: Red Kites, Devil’s Bridge (2)
- 10: Goat Fell, Arran (0)
- 06: Whinchats, Glen Orchy (0)
- 05: Musselburgh, East Lothian (0)
- 01: Marsh Harriers, Leighton Moss (0)
June 2010 (18)
- 30: 2000: Summer Bird Count, Los Trancos Woods (0)
- 30: Good News from California (0)
- 24: Ever the Optimist (0)
- 22: All Quiet on the Wharfern Front (0)
- 21: Bird Tour by Train through Britain (0)
- 19: Eastwood, Portishead, Redux (0)
- 18: Tree(s) of Life, 2008 (0)
- 18: Donate (0)
- 15: 1999: Velvet Scoters, Lunan Bay (0)
- 14: 1-Day Bird Tour from Bristol (0)
- 13: May 2000: Wilson’s Phalaropes, Alviso (0)
- 12: 1-Day Bird Visit to London (0)
- 10: Swifts, Chew Valley Lake (0)
- 08: 2008: Denmark, Western Australia (0)
- 08: By Train to RSPB Bempton Cliffs (0)
- 02: Hobby, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 01: The Futility of Advice (0)
- 01: 2000: Mines Road, Santa Clara (0)
May 2010 (19)
- 31: 4-Day Bird Tour round Britain (0)
- 26: Strathspey Guide (0)
- 23: Clifton Down & Avon Gorge (0)
- 22: 2008: Albany, Redux (0)
- 21: Endangered Species & Biodiversity (0)
- 20: RSPB Newport Wetlands (0)
- 18: The British Birding Year (0)
- 16: Goshawk, Wentwood Forest, Gwent (0)
- 15: 2008: Two Peoples Bay, Australia (0)
- 14: Barn Owl, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 13: RSPB Nagshead, Forest of Dean (0)
- 12: Long-eared Owl, Upton Warren (0)
- 10: 2000: Skyline Ridge, Silicon Valley (0)
- 09: Port Marine Pipits (0)
- 09: Lymington-Keyhaven Nature Reserve (0)
- 08: Lyndhurst & New Forest (2)
- 05: Hobby, RSPB Pulborough Brooks (0)
- 04: Golden Pheasant, Brownsea Island (0)
- 03: Portland Bill & RSPB Radipole (0)
April 2010 (22)
- 27: Objections, M’Lud. Overruled! (0)
- 24: One Hundred! (0)
- 23: Reed Warbler, Portishead (0)
- 22: Little Owl, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 21: Travel (0)
- 19: Common Sandpipers & Garden Warbler (0)
- 18: 2000: Hooded Oriole, Los Altos Hills (0)
- 17: 2008: Albany, Western Australia (0)
- 16: Treasure at Portbury Wharf (0)
- 15: Sunnyvale Baylands Park, 2000 (0)
- 15: Cuckoo & Clear Sky, Portishead (0)
- 14: 2008: Stirling Range, Western Australia (0)
- 13: House Sparrows, Portishead (2)
- 12: 2008: South to the Stirling Range (0)
- 11: The Sixth Extinction (0)
- 09: The Somerset Levels (0)
- 07: The P Word (0)
- 07: Willow Warbler, Portishead (0)
- 06: Wheatear, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 06: Death and the Raptors (0)
- 02: ‘Avin’ a Larf (1)
- 01: Of BirdTrack and Broken Glass (0)
March 2010 (25)
- 30: Chicxulub Meteorite: the Early Hours (0)
- 29: Meatless Monday (0)
- 28: While Flocks Last (1)
- 24: The Truth about Cats & Dogs (2)
- 22: No Swallows at Tyntesfield (0)
- 21: Ring Ouzel, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 19: Spring Comes to Portishead (0)
- 18: More Armchair Ticks (6)
- 17: Red Kite, New Fancy View (1)
- 15: Jack Snipe, Upton Warren (2)
- 14: The Waiting Game (0)
- 13: Portishead Passerines (0)
- 12: 2000: American Sparrows, Again (1)
- 11: Peregrine Falcon, Black Nore (5)
- 10: 1999: Tree Sparrows at Usan, Angus (0)
- 10: Back Up? Even WordPress? (1)
- 09: Aren’t All Dogs Dangerous? (0)
- 08: High Tide, Redux (0)
- 07: Eastwood, Portishead (0)
- 05: RSPB, for Birds, for People? (0)
- 03: High Tide but No Green Grass (0)
- 02: 2008: The Narrogin Lesson (0)
- 02: Gull Identification Solution (0)
- 01: 2009: New Zealand Honeyeaters (0)
- 01: Local Patch Buntings Cling On (0)
February 2010 (30)
- 27: Portbury Wharf, Portishead (0)
- 25: Today, the Weston & Somerset Mercury… (0)
- 25: The Modern Slave Trade (0)
- 24: Slow Recipe for Earnings (0)
- 23: 1999: Ravens, Cotswold Water Park (0)
- 22: Cetti’s Warbler, Chew Valley Lake (0)
- 21: 2008: Narrogin, Western Australia (0)
- 21: Mystery Grebe, Portbury Wharf (0)
- 20: Registering with Technorati (0)
- 19: Thank You Anyway, Prize Cow (0)
- 17: Hawfinch, Parkend Church (0)
- 14: 1999: Winter Farmland Survey (0)
- 14: Bittern, Backwell Pond (0)
- 13: Portishead Crows & Pigeons (0)
- 13: Brown Pelicans, California (0)
- 12: Portishead Birds (0)
- 11: Good News, Bad News (0)
- 10: Birders 1 Anglers 0 (0)
- 10: 1999: Little Egret, Clevedon (0)
- 09: Mediterranean Gull, Portishead (1)
- 07: Reservoir Cats (0)
- 07: Colorado, Grand Teton & California (0)
- 06: Chuckling Chaffinch (0)
- 05: Black Redstart & Stock Doves (1)
- 04: Glossy Ibis, Catcott Lows (0)
- 04: Ten Years After: California (2)
- 03: Bird-Friendly Wind Farm (0)
- 03: Lost In Translation (0)
- 02: Lesser Black-backed Gull (0)
- 01: Pochard, Portishead (0)
January 2010 (20)
- 31: Bird Hunter (0)
- 30: Short-Eared Owl, Aust (0)
- 29: Black Redstart & Merlin, Portishead (0)
- 28: 2009: Introduction to Tiritiri Matangi (3)
- 27: Woodcocks & Goldcrest, Weston Big Wood (0)
- 26: Chooseday: Rock Pipit & Blackcap (0)
- 25: Stonechat, Portishead (0)
- 24: Car-Free Year Listing (0)
- 23: Starlings, Gretna Green (0)
- 15: Newsletter (0)
- 14: Schmap Photo (0)
- 14: On Yer Bike, Son! (0)
- 12: Firth Watching at Joppa (0)
- 10: The Weather Is Global (0)
- 09: Windows Vista Search (0)
- 06: An Excuse for More Snow Pictures (1)
- 04: Beyond Useful (2)
- 03: The Freezing Year List (0)
- 02: A Winter Bird Wonderland (1)
- 01: José’s Hogmanay in Peebles (0)
December 2009 (15)
- 16: Forward to the Future (0)
- 15: May You Live in Interesting Times (0)
- 14: Pascal’s Wager, Again (1)
- 13: Licensing Creative Commons Pictures (0)
- 12: The Great Species Hunt (0)
- 11: Local Patch Year List (0)
- 10: The Unsung Species (0)
- 10: A Wild Ibis Chase (0)
- 07: 1999: Marsh Tit, Fonthill Lake (0)
- 06: Now, Scotland the Brave! (0)
- 04: Pintail, Grimley (0)
- 03: Greedy, Guv? (0)
- 02: 2008: Black-Faced Woodswallows, Wandering (0)
- 02: Kingfisher, Arrow Valley Park (0)
- 01: The 450th Wren, Walkwood (0)
November 2009 (25)
- 30: Publish and Be Damned (0)
- 29: Scotland the… (0)
- 29: 1999: Whinchat & Knot, Severn Beach (0)
- 28: A Disclaimer (0)
- 28: A British Thanksgiving (0)
- 27: Robins Fly to Malta (0)
- 26: White-Headed Magpie (0)
- 25: Cut those Birding Car Miles (0)
- 24: The Lesson of the Cucumber (4)
- 22: A Meaning for Bird Conservation, Redux (0)
- 21: The Winding Road to Black Cockatoos (2)
- 21: Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part II (0)
- 20: Thank You for Luck (0)
- 16: Herring Gull, Redditch (0)
- 16: 1999: Curlew Sandpipers & Little Stint, Titchfield Haven (0)
- 14: Add Senegal to the Wishlist (0)
- 13: Bewick’s Swans, Slimbridge (0)
- 12: March: Shearwaters to Tiritiri Matangi (4)
- 11: We’re All Doomed, Doomed!^* (1)
- 10: Free Maps (0)
- 08: Goosander, Upton Warren (0)
- 07: Oh. My. God. (0)
- 06: Promoting Sparrers & Geese (0)
- 04: Lesser Yellowlegs, Aberlady (0)
- 01: Turnstones, Morecambe (2)
October 2009 (14)
- 31: Tree Sparrows, Martin Mere (1)
- 29: How to Email into WordPress (0)
- 28: Pink-footed Goose, Upton Warren (1)
- 27: Bin Malta: Book Tanzania Instead (0)
- 26: 10,347 Bird Species, or Thereabouts (6)
- 25: 1999: Spotted Flycatchers at Badbury Rings (1)
- 25: What I Know about Trees (0)
- 24: What Does 350 Mean to You? (0)
- 24: Got a Bite, Mac? (0)
- 23: In Case You Thought the War Was Over (0)
- 22: Help the Planet: Kill Yourself (0)
- 21: How the Crossbill Works (0)
- 20: A Meaning for Bird Conservation (4)
- 10: Hello World! (0)

A Disclaimer

Reading this blog will upset many. So please don’t tell me about it. Let’s just take it as read. The easily offended will find plenty of targets here. Actually, they’ll find targets everywhere. Here’s an example of someone in full upset. It’s easy.

For any upsettee (I like that word!), I do actually have one piece of advice. Don’t play poker. You’ll lose.