Yes, here's the next round-up of the various rare stuff I've seen in a whole string of past Novembers........ plus a few incidental things... pretty thin pickings actually ... Nov 1st. Nothing. Nov 2nd Still absolutely nothing. Nov 3rd 1991 Rustic Bunting, Easington, Humberside. 1996 Hoopoe, Hartsop Hall, Cumbria. 2002 Great Grey Shrike, Stocks Reservoir. Nov 4th Dusky Warbler, Heysham, in the hand !! Nov 5th Nowt. Nov 6th A barren emptiness. Nov 7th An indescribable emptiness. Nov 8th As above, but worse. Nov 9th 1991 Desert Wheatear#2, Fleetwood, Rossall. 1996 Isabelline Shrike, Stocks Reservoir, Lancs 1997 Lesser Yellowlegs, Martin Mere. Lancs. Nov 10th A birding vacuum. Nov 11th An even worse vacuum. Nov 12th An even emptier vacuuuuuuuum. Nov 13th As above, but "vacuum has 113 u's in it. Nov 14th Even worse than above, with 3471³ u's in the vacuum. Nov 15th 2007 Pale-bellied Brent off Heysham. ..do I hear barrels being scraped? Nov 16th 1986 Desert Wheatear, Walney, Cumbria. Nov 17th ........ dim byd ( = "nothing in Welsh) Nov 18th 2001 Long-tailed Duck at Pilling Lane Ends, N. Lancs. 2001 Green-winged Teal at Grizedale Hide, Leighton Moss. 2008 Long-tailed Duck on canal , Galgate, Lancs. Nov 19th Zilch. Nov 20th 2007 Gt. N. Diver off the harbour wall at Heysham. (I know it's not rare ... but it's rare enough there) Nov 21st 1987 Long-billed Dowitcher Nov 22nd Nothing at all, at all... Nov 23rd 2002 Slavonian Grebe at Leighton Moss Nov 24th 2008 2 Cattle Egrets Milnethorpe. Nov 25th 1987 Long-billed Dowitcher at Anthorn, Cumbria. The rest of those past November days are empty, barren and desolate. Here's a song about November .... it was the only November song I could find with a bird in it .. you might just spot it if you look carefully ...
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