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  1. Peter, I saw a total of 160. No new species since end of October in 2013.

    2014 off to a good start with 54 on my yearlist so far! No new ones yet today though.
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      CommentAuthorplindboe
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2014
    Ahhhh, quite a close race then! My last new species I think was also in October, where I saw my first hobby. Three days later I saw the rare baltic gull, which is a subspecies on lesser black-backed gull, so doesn't count in the final score.

    Which are your favourite bird observations from 2013?

    For me, my highlight was the super rare marsh piper, especially since I was the first in Denmark to see it that year. My second favurite bird was a dotterel that is very rare in my part of Denmark. Oh, and I heard a black woodpecker drumming, which was very impressive. I've seen other rare species, but they weren't my own finds, so can't brag about those.

    Peter smile
  3. Highlight of the year was probably seeing Black Grouse lekking early on a frosty morning at World's End (moors near Wrexham), tracking down a secretive Lapland Bunting on the Great Orme (by Llandudno) and Golden/White-tailed Eagles on Skye.

    None "found" by us but great spectacles nonetheless.
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      CommentAuthorplindboe
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2014
    Sounds like great experiences. I'm especially jealous that you got to see a black grouse as they went extinct in Denmark just over a decade ago. I once waited for them all morning in a hide at a breeding ground in Sweden, but they never showed themselves. *sighs

    Lapland buntings are also semi-rare here, but there are usually a few every year observed in an area not far from where I live, but I haven't had the pleasure to see one yet.

    I've seen several white-tailed eagles and it's a great experience every time. They are bloody huge! They are a lot more common in Denmark than in England so it must be even greater to see it there where it's so rare.

    Anyway, the game is on for who will see most birds in 2014. *dramatic battle cry

    Peter wink
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2014
    Where do you live Peter? I thought in Copenhague. Birds at seaside?
    Kazoo
  6. plindboe wrote
    *dramatic battle cry

    Peter wink


    I found your dramatic battle cry:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ_cR5BzDJo (1:14 in)
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      CommentAuthorplindboe
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2014
    Bregt, yep, in Copenhagen. Despite being densely populated, there's a rather fantastic bird reservation close by, called Klydesøen and I only have to cycle 11 kilometers to get there. Rare species are often observed there, so it's a great place to have nearby. See locations here-> http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1861/8y1r.jpg

    Justin, lulz!

    Peter biggrin
  8. Bregje wrote
    Thanks. So I used the wrong tengwa and wrote 2015, pfff. But oh well, now it looks even better because I can use three different symbols instead of two
    wink

    I wonder if anyone close to me is into Tolkien linguistics. The studies on the languages and the fun stuff that can be found on the internet is amazing. Once in a while I like to dive into it a bit. But my weeks off are almost over so byebye books till summer
    tongue

    Perhaps one more thing I will do soon is download a Tengwar font if there's a good one somewhere.

    And I liked math, especially the kind I didn't need because I didn't do the beta subjects. The one I needed, with statistics etc, was difficult and boring to me.

    Funny. I'm a complete nut for anything and everything relating to Tolkien's work but I've never really gotten into the language side of things. Even though that was really what he was most interested in. Then again, if you ever need anyone to draw you a map of Middle-earth from memory, I'm your man. biggrin
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeApr 14th 2014 edited
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    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeApr 14th 2014
    http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/man-arreste … he-future/
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeApr 14th 2014
    Timmer wrote
    http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/man-arreste … he-future/


    An ol' April Fool's article, but still. Clever joke.
    I am extremely serious.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeApr 14th 2014 edited
    I was going to delete it but then thought, publish and be damned.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  13. Eloi Cole. I like the tip of the hat to H.G. Wells there. smile
  14. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/06 … on-camera/

    Pretty damn cool. Just wait until you read how big they say it was. Makes me glad it wasn't nearby us!
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
    http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/nepal-f … -himalaya/ uhm
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  16. http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/irak-po … unearthed/
    http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/ex-kgb- … h-america/

    What a formidable source of knowlegde, truth and enlightenment you have unearthed, Timmer! rolleyes
    Bach's music is vibrant and inspired.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
    Perhaps these would have been better served in a new thread called 'Pull The Other One'.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  18. AIDS may now have a cure:
    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/07 … -for-aids/


    Of course that'll require a bazillion years of government-approved testing.
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      CommentAuthorSteven
    • CommentTimeAug 25th 2014
    One of God's more inspired designs.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeAug 25th 2014
    Steven wrote
    One of God's more inspired designs.


    AAARGH!

    I'm very sensitive about all things 'optical' (which is why I've never used contact lenses), so I quickly had to navigate myself away. But my eyes, man, MY EYES!
    I am extremely serious.
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      CommentAuthorSteven
    • CommentTimeAug 25th 2014 edited
    I was more annoyed at whoever was pointing the friggin' camera. crazy
  22. Thor wrote
    Steven wrote
    One of God's more inspired designs.


    AAARGH!

    I'm very sensitive about all things 'optical' (which is why I've never used contact lenses), so I quickly had to navigate myself away.

    Me too!
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  23. There are more structures below Stonehenge:
    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/08 … tonehenge/
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  24. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN74wei_hCg
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  25. Rainforest berry as a cure for cancer:
    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10 … in-forest/

    Some details are missing, but it's certainly a good start.
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  26. Interesting.
    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10 … velopment/
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeNov 12th 2014 edited
    A thrilling day for science. Just under an hour before Philae makes its touch down on a lonely comet some 500 million miles away from here as part of the Rosetta project.
    http://www.theguardian.com/science/acro … -live-blog

    I'm thrilled and anxious for the result. This is so exciting and spectacular!

    Go ESA! punk
    Kazoo
  28. Currently watching the live feed on the BBC:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science- … t-29985988

    Amazing to think that at the moment - 16:01 - the craft may have landed safely but we won't know for a bit whilst the information gets back to us...
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      CommentAuthorSteven
    • CommentTimeNov 12th 2014
    It did it!
  30. Steven wrote
    It did it!

    Seems like it! Good news and a bit of a technical marvel.

    Looking forward to any images that may be beaming back.
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