Gordon Hamlett
@gordonhamlett.bsky.social
Lives and birds in North Norfolk. Author of the Best Birdwatching Sites in the Scottish Highlands. Volunteer warden at Sculthorpe Moor HOT. Owner of 30,000 classical CDs. Man City fan. Quiz setter.
You're right. I love watching male merlins take on goldies too.
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
You're right. I love watching male merlins take on goldies too.
Yes, my personal highlight. Never even dreamed about that one.
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Yes, my personal highlight. Never even dreamed about that one.
It has sort of worked. Just need to tweak a load of settings now, as the reinstalled app behaves nothing like the original. Ho hum. No doubt you will hear all about it on Sunday. If that's not a very good reason to stay away, I don't know what is.
October 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It has sort of worked. Just need to tweak a load of settings now, as the reinstalled app behaves nothing like the original. Ho hum. No doubt you will hear all about it on Sunday. If that's not a very good reason to stay away, I don't know what is.
No, then I got home to discover that you wanted another list of random numbers from me...
September 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
No, then I got home to discover that you wanted another list of random numbers from me...
I suppose if you live in a landlocked county and have never seen one, or a picture of one before...
August 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I suppose if you live in a landlocked county and have never seen one, or a picture of one before...
I once heard someone from Birmingham describe one as a magpie eating a carrot!
August 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I once heard someone from Birmingham describe one as a magpie eating a carrot!
I had enough trouble getting past autocorrect's artic skewer. I really hate the 'new' names. It will be interesting to see how many go into popular usage. While you're there, can you please remind me of the deadline for the book article?
August 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I had enough trouble getting past autocorrect's artic skewer. I really hate the 'new' names. It will be interesting to see how many go into popular usage. While you're there, can you please remind me of the deadline for the book article?
No, I'm afraid that it was raw, and no, the book wasn't Animal Farm🤣🤣🤣
August 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
No, I'm afraid that it was raw, and no, the book wasn't Animal Farm🤣🤣🤣
And, at the other end of the spectrum, I once found a slice of bacon, being used as a bookmark in a library book that I had just borrowed.
August 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
And, at the other end of the spectrum, I once found a slice of bacon, being used as a bookmark in a library book that I had just borrowed.
When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide, But they still go for peanuts when coated in cyanide...
July 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide, But they still go for peanuts when coated in cyanide...
Now you're being ridiculous. I'm trying to help you. If you want to sell your book, you have to get these things right. The rule is simple. Take away the other person (Ariel) and see whether you would use 'me' or 'I'. That's it. Done. A quick edit of your original tweet, and it will look much better
July 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Now you're being ridiculous. I'm trying to help you. If you want to sell your book, you have to get these things right. The rule is simple. Take away the other person (Ariel) and see whether you would use 'me' or 'I'. That's it. Done. A quick edit of your original tweet, and it will look much better
I was simply pointing out a basic grammatical error that you and millions of others get wrong. That is why any aspiring author needs a good editor. People will read your tweet and think, if he can't write that properly, what will the book be like. Grammar and spelling really do matter.
July 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I was simply pointing out a basic grammatical error that you and millions of others get wrong. That is why any aspiring author needs a good editor. People will read your tweet and think, if he can't write that properly, what will the book be like. Grammar and spelling really do matter.
I hope that you write better than you tweet. It should be 'Ariel or me.'
July 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I hope that you write better than you tweet. It should be 'Ariel or me.'