tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456915384191644466.post9147742597668959962..comments2023-09-09T08:54:30.546+01:00Comments on Of Pies and Birds: 3rd September. The countdown beginsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456915384191644466.post-52424680401952573602008-09-05T09:20:00.000+01:002008-09-05T09:20:00.000+01:00Yes John I did see the Hairy Bakers. Left me drool...Yes John I did see the Hairy Bakers. Left me drooling watching that Aberdeen bakery - yum.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630311728159170799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456915384191644466.post-11108222441880328822008-09-05T09:01:00.000+01:002008-09-05T09:01:00.000+01:00Oh I'm looking forward to some good pies and pie r...Oh I'm looking forward to some good pies and pie related nonsense. Did you watch the Hairy Bakers on Monday? It was a veritable 'pie-fest'The Drunkbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650924368984439689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456915384191644466.post-61532420777561680442008-09-04T09:52:00.000+01:002008-09-04T09:52:00.000+01:00The big question is whether South Mainland has bee...The big question is whether South Mainland has been good the last two years because of the extra birders, or whether it actually is the best place for 'rares'? I suspect a lot of good birds are being missed elsewhere because of everyone's obsession with the extreme tip of South Mainland (i.e. Toab - Sumburgh Head).<BR/><BR/>Perhaps if the extreme south really is heaving with tossers this year we should 'sack it off' a bit more often and go to some of the less watched places?<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, it could just be like Scilly used to be - hundreds of twitchers crawling out of the woodwork when something good turns up, but who wouldn't recognise a Pechora Pipit or a Paddyfield Warbler if it landed on the end of their scope.The Leicester Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726759603199971409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456915384191644466.post-62741672907316460992008-09-04T09:23:00.000+01:002008-09-04T09:23:00.000+01:00It is indeed a Lasagne Pie of the race Sandwickii....It is indeed a Lasagne Pie of the race Sandwickii. The form Toabii is distinct in that it lacks the freshness of Toabii particularly on a Sunday afternoon.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630311728159170799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456915384191644466.post-12281592849958878682008-09-04T08:50:00.000+01:002008-09-04T08:50:00.000+01:00Thought I'd better get my pie-eye in or should sa...Thought I'd better get my pie-eye in or should say I'm likely to get pie-eyed?<BR/><BR/>I suspect given the diagnostic features that is a Lasagne Pie, probably of the subspecies sandwickii.The Drunkbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650924368984439689noreply@blogger.com