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Lincolnshire 'dotterel' was not what it seemed.
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13 Jan 2021 13:17 #3589
by Jim Wright
Lincolnshire 'dotterel' was not what it seemed. was created by Jim Wright
A couple travelled all the way from their home in Buckinghamshire to Lincolnshire to witness a 'dotterel' only to discover that it was . . . a clod of earth!
That's one of the hazards of birding, but far from the worst experienced by Rick Simpson and wife Elis.
On another occasion, they flew to Australia for a dream shorebird-watching holiday, then promptly mislaid their rucksack containing two pairs of binoculars and a scope!
These are just two of the numerous mishaps that have befallen the Simpsons on their birding travels.
They are recounted (in exquisitely painful detail) in the couple's new book, A Quest for Waders, which was reviewed in the January edition of the club's newsletter, The Heron.
The publication price is £15, plus postage, but, until the end of February, the Simpsons are offering a 10 per discount to LBC members - in other words, £13.50 (plus £3.50 p&p).
They can be contacted at waderquest@gmail.com
That's one of the hazards of birding, but far from the worst experienced by Rick Simpson and wife Elis.
On another occasion, they flew to Australia for a dream shorebird-watching holiday, then promptly mislaid their rucksack containing two pairs of binoculars and a scope!
These are just two of the numerous mishaps that have befallen the Simpsons on their birding travels.
They are recounted (in exquisitely painful detail) in the couple's new book, A Quest for Waders, which was reviewed in the January edition of the club's newsletter, The Heron.
The publication price is £15, plus postage, but, until the end of February, the Simpsons are offering a 10 per discount to LBC members - in other words, £13.50 (plus £3.50 p&p).
They can be contacted at waderquest@gmail.com
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