George Bristow's Secret Freezer

My adventures in the (drum roll)... World of Birds! Clash! As nobody has been asking, I'll explain. George Bristow was a taxidermist at the hub of the Hastings Rarities scandal. From 1896 to 1939, hundreds of rare birds passed through his shop in St Leonards-on-Sea which he claimed were locally killed. They were later shown to be fraudulent. I'd like to think that at the back of his shop was a time machine linked to a freezer in another dimension, full of dead birds. You read it here first.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Ach! I'm hit - go on without me

I was wondering where all these hits are coming from today, and it's from punkbirder. Alex Lees (punkbirder, apparently the brainy one, though I have no way of knowing if that's true) has been bitching that I had better 'accessories' than him. I guess he's referring to this...

In which case, it's true, I did have better accessories, but he had better hair. You pays your money and takes your choice. Alex was one of only 2-3 of lifers at the Fair this year (hi to David Conlin too), though I got some very valuable year ticks, and I didn't see a single bird all weekend.

Obligatory shot of eager BirdSpotters basking in BirdFair sunshine