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Ayup Katyjay, The cuckoo has been reported in Lincolnshire but not in our back field as yet, the deer are moving in this part of the world also and there are plenty of muntjack about, my better half told me she nearly ran into one yesterday whilst out running the lanes, the sand martins arrived about 4/5 weeks ago and thats usually a sign of spring in the sand and gravel industry. We had an American robin over here a couple of years ago, Devon/Cornwall area but the twitchers got wind of it and hounded the poor thing to death, it tried to get away from all the fuss and just died of exhaustion

What remains of the platform, a lot of memories for me there also Ian, it's one of the first places I went to as a young lad just starting out bird watching, looking for dippers, blackcap, kingfisher and the more exotics of the wagtail family, saw them all yesterday except for the dipper, maybe next week, there's a lovely little place at the back of Cressbrook mill that sells tea and coffee at only 75p per cup, so I will pay him a visit again, just remembered, as we got to the top of one hill four buzzards appeared for a few seconds then vanished as quick as they appeared, in my early birdin

And who said pig's can't fly????? !laughing!

Monsal viaduct looking west towards Manchester, no Julia Bradbury yesterday but might see her next week as we are going to finish the rest of the walk,weather permitting, more pics to follow when I get a minute Rog

Catfan, Enhance away, be my guest. it looks better already, thanks Firbeck, I'm working next Saturday so might not be able to see 70013, depends what time it gets to Lincoln, if it's mid PM I might just make it, to get on to the chimey being too high for the wires, if you look at Tornado's chimney it hasn't got that flange on the top it just comes to an abrupt end, could that be something to do with reducing the height?. Incidentally, We had a walk along quite a bit of the Monsal trail today, if you want some pics of the viaduct and old station building and platform let me know Rog

Thats better, on the return trip to Kings cross, same vantage point at South Muskham at 18.30hrs, good clear sky and the sun was behind me and shining on Tornado Rog

Tornado passing South Muskham this lunchtime with the north bound Yorkshire Pullman. Sorry about the bad light but I will be back at Muskham for the return so might get better pic then Rog

Still not a fan then Pete??? !cheers!

There was a group captain Tait in charge of 617 sqdn (Dambusters) wonder if it's the same chap, Interesting story about the nuclear stuff Stan, I suppose some more stories could come through now as they start to lose their secrecy status (public information) Rog

As you say Ian, Up close and personal, these comedians tried to blow me out of the hedge bottom at the side of Cranwell, like you the lens wouldn't go any shorter so I just got a bit of the Merlin Rog

Great pics Ian, worth posting on the aviation website, up close you say?? that explains why your hair looked shorter and your face redder when you came back from the flight path, The Alfa jet singe!!!!! Rog PS: the BBMF were up today, most of the afternoon including the Lanc

Vulcan update, Will not be displaying until the middle of June/early July so the first display could be Waddington Rog

NORFOLK and GOOD

Sorry to hear about that Ian and hope all the family are OK. If the scousers been hurt I should imagine there will be some sort of all night vigil out side the hospital, flowers all over the crash site and no doubt someone will want to write a song about the incident. Any way mate take care of yourself and look after the family Rog

Great day as usual and once again great company, I thank you all for coming over. As you say firbeck "salt of the earth" I think we left a lasting impression on the locals as being friendly and of good cheer so in no way did we let NOTTSTALGIA down. As I turned into the close where I live last night at about 17.59 I received a text message on my phone from a mate at Tattershall informing me that THE LANC was up, yes Ian it took off at the last minute round about six as we were told by Tom Jones, just for the record though, there was nothing at all flying today from any of the local bases so

And what type of morbid person would want to buy such a record???????? Rog

Display Typhoon up yesterday (Monday) at 08.10hrs, not up at all today so fyngers crossed we should be in luck tomorrow at some point, the weather looks good after initial light showers, PM is forecast for clear skies

A train is the whole thing, ie the motive power bit and all the rolling stock to go with it, the bit at the front (and even the rear theses day's) is called the Loco or Locomotive. just thought I would throw that one in for the PC brigade Rog

Be very careful firbeck, they're moving around in vans now looking for drinkers that don't comply!!!!! Rog

Well spring has sprung in Bakewell with these young mallards on the river Wye taken today05/04/09 Rog

Steam is exhausted in the smokebox from the cylinders pointing towards the chimney creating a vacuum which in turn pulls more fire from the firebox via the fire tubes to create a more efficient burn and water heating capabilities, it's the exhausted steam that gives the steam engine that distinctive "chuff chuff" sound Rog (sorry for being boring!)

The Vulcan is booked to display at East Kirkby Lincolnshire on 25th May together with the BBMF and taxi runs performed by their own Lancaster bomber "Just Jane" Rog

Yes, I saw that picture myself Ashley, probably the same book as the open top car, I think the haversack type radio was something like the military used in WW2 not sure but I think it was called an A10 set Rog

Peregrine chicks have hatched on Lincoln Cathedral, Hirundines started coming over the east coast about 5 weeks ago, pheasants and partridge have eggs at the moment and the skylarks have started running across the ground before taking off so I assume they're either protecting nest sites or they have eggs, great crested and little grebes have started to build nests now as have a lot of other waterside birds, Avocets and dark belly brents are landing in large numbers now on the salt marshes out here and just a few blue bells are starting to show but only in odd patches at the moment Rog

I remember seeing a picture in some book, or maybe picture the past of a chief constable in an open top car somewhere near the top of Mansfield road/Forest road, the car did look bigger than the morris though, I will try to find the picture, also was the Nottingham police force the first to use radio in their cars? Rog