The Lincolnshire Bird Club

As a keen observer of the Lincs Albatross scene (2 records in 3 centuries, see below for details of first record)) next time I hear a fishermans tale about "the big one that got away", I'll feel inclined to believe it. It would be good to get a witness statement from Paul Condon to fully validate the record. Although I have to say that reading it will constitute "cruel and unusual punishment". Incidentally wasn't Paul Condon also the name of a former Metropolitan Police commissioner?

Maybe Nige Lound should take the statement as I'm sure he will ask the right questions to establish whether a further crime against birding humanity has taken place in the Manton triangle? Can I suggest the first question "did you see it leave and which direction did it fly off in".

The thing that puzzles me most is what happened to it. No chance I suppose that the RSPCA have it in protective custody anywhere?

Here is a quote from Atkin & Lorand 1989 Birds of Lincolnshire" Appendix 1 Species not fully acceptable to the List "An albatross was shot on the Trent at Stockwith nr Gainsborough on 25 November 1836. It was identified as a Yellow-nosed but unless the specimen is ever traced its identity cannot be accepted"

Coincidence or some kind of slip in the space time continuum? Surely the Manton triangle hypothesis needs further investigation.

Indeed, and with up to four individuals in the Atlantic/North Sea at the moment in ours and neighbouring waters then there could be plenty of sightings to come....

Been away on holiday and then read this...........words i could use cannot be printed so ive altered it to"oh dear,what a shame to miss such a jolly fine bird!!!!",mega raritys tend to turn up at msq area now and again,e.g.-green heron,squacco little bittern,spotted sand,but most of the time its dead!!and most of the time these birds are found by non locals(and before anyone comes in.it is watched regularly by locals,maybe not enough birders to cover as much time there as wed like)is this what we call the BIGGEST LINCS DIP OUT IN RECENT MEMORY?
rog.

Yellow-nosed Albatross Derbys Carsington Water 15:10 02/07/07
probable reported mid-afternoon on 2nd July off Millfields car park

Reported on Birdguides today.

Trev

Phil

The 'Manton Triangle'???

John

I have heard the flamborough lads have all cleaned their bins ans scopes and have started a continental shift pattern .
terry whalin

The 'Manton Triangle' sounds like a remake of the 'Bermuda Triangle', except less exotic!

Could it be the villagers know more than they are letting on

The Manton triangle does indeed have similarities to the Bermuda triangle in that it makes things disappear and is associated with a range of strange phenomena. It seems to stretch from the Trent around Gainsborough and up to Barton on Humber incorporating Messingham, Scunthorpe and manton at its centre.

Disappearing birds include the Albatri in 1836 and last week, the Squacco Heron in the late 90s and Great Black Headed Gull in 1995. Strange phenomena include the acts of suppression and much of the drivel that appears on this site from time to time written by persons birding in the Manton Triangle.

More research is needed to determine what causes it, something in the water or local geology perhaps? or pollution emanting from the Anchor steel works? If anyone has a theory please let me know.

THE MANTON TRIANGLE ?, struth, i am into that. Do you think there are any U F O'S in the area ? .
terry whalin

Could it be the Manton Triangle has infiltrated the Louth area

Don't think the manton triangle has infiltrated the Louth area but I do have to drive through it several times a week on the M180 and its possible the effect rubs off!

Manton triangle..........interesting,as for phils comments on suppresion.he cannot accuse me of that.im against it,unless its a major rarity breeding,but just rare birds passing throu,im againts suppression.

Nah, might be a few black cats of a fair size knocking about though....



Will

No accusations of suppression against individuals by me Birddog. Clearly the manton triangle affects different people in different ways at different times. Sometimes birds are suppressed sometimes the same person puts the news out. Is there a link between big black cats and the triangle. Dunno, perhaps someone should investigate and report back. As for UFOs, I bet there are plenty of those!

Graham has put a new picture in the album which kind of hits the nail on the head!

http://www.lincsbirds.co.uk/album/displ ... ?pos=-6175

Andrew