British Inventions Deathmatch

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Nov 2013
11:25am, 7 Nov 2013
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swittle
Altitude quickness ;)
Nov 2013
6:57am, 8 Nov 2013
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GregP
General TotD today on wader roosts. Splendid :)
Nov 2013
7:44am, 8 Nov 2013
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Derby Tup
Beautiful. Right up there with eider. TotD Christmas Deathmatch special?
Nov 2013
8:36am, 8 Nov 2013
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GregP
Nice idea.
Nov 2013
8:48am, 11 Nov 2013
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Derby Tup
I bought Simon Barnes' Birdwatching With Your Eyes Closed at the weekend from a local bookshop. Interesting and as ever thought provoking read from Barnsie ;-)
Nov 2013
11:15am, 11 Nov 2013
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GregP
Oooh. That sounds interesting.

Siskin this morning.
Nov 2013
4:36pm, 11 Nov 2013
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AngusClydesdale
Ahem.

~ clears throat ~

There's a dedicated thread for this kind of thing, dontcha know.
Nov 2013
7:09am, 12 Nov 2013
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Derby Tup
Black-headed gull today not overly exciting but I'm looking forward to golden plover tomorrow. One of the quintessential moorland birding (and fell running) experiences is hearing Johnnie One-note
Nov 2013
7:09am, 12 Nov 2013
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Derby Tup
The Barnes book is excellent :-)
Nov 2013
7:16am, 12 Nov 2013
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Derby Tup
Fantastic chapter about Gilbert White 18th century curate of Shelborn, Hampshire and proto-naturalist

"He was a scientist: he was also an enthusiast. He invented birding: that is to say, watching birds as something a wise person does for pleasure. He invented the notion of taking a country walk and looking at stuff and knowing about stuff and learning about stuff as a natural way to behave'

Shockingly close to being back on topic ;-)

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Deathmathch concluded 01.11.13
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WINNER: Electric motor: Michael Faraday

RUNNER UP: Telephone: Alexander Graham Bell

THIRD PLACE (JOINT): Flushing toilet: Sir John Harington, Sewage system: Joseph Bazalgette

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