I received this from a friend in the UK. I am passing it on, as I don’t see why I should suffer alone. You may not know that Colin had a distinguished career in the Intelligence services. One of his contacts was none other than James Bond and they met from time to time on a quiet bit of foreshore on The Wash to exchange information. On one such occasion, a small group of Knots were feeding out on the mud and, as you would expect, Colin told Bond what they were, and a little about their ecology and so forth. Suddenly, there was an audible “whoosh” as a stooping Peregrine came hurtling down ….. The falcon missed its strike, as the waders scattered in panic. One bird, twisting and turning wildly, passed very close to the two men, and as it did so it defecated, leaving a white splurge across Colin’s anorak. “Ah,” said 007, ” shaken Knot’s turd!” Carl Clifford
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I bet a few of our past & present cricketers could have added a revised addition to Bond’s ‘Field Guide to the Birds of the West Indies’ too…hahaaa!! hmmm sorry… go Aussies Oi Oi Oi!! cheers, martin cachard, cairns
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Feathered variety ? —–Original Message—– Kev Lobotomi Sent: Friday, 2 January 2015 4:09 PM Cc: Birding Aus James Bond actually wrote The Field Guide to The Birds of The West Indies.-Kevin Bartram see why I should suffer alone. Intelligence services. One of his contacts was none other than James Bond and they met from time to time on a quiet bit of foreshore on The Wash to exchange information. On one such occasion, a small group of Knots were feeding out on the mud and, as you would expect, Colin told Bond what they were, and a little about their ecology and so forth. Suddenly, there was an audible “whoosh” as a stooping Peregrine came hurtling down ….. The falcon missed its strike, as the waders scattered in panic. men, and as it did so it defecated, leaving a white splurge across Colin’s anorak.
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And did a pretty good job, too. Carl Clifford
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Which I guess should include Red Knot? On 2 January 2015 at 16:09, Kev Lobotomi <kevlobotomi@hotmail.com> wrote:
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James Bond actually wrote The Field Guide to The Birds of The West Indies.-Kevin Bartram
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Already a candidate for worst pun of the year? On 2 January 2015 at 16:05, Bill Stent <billstent@gmail.com> wrote:
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That sort of pun always gets past the moderator. On 02/01/2015, at 3:33 PM, Carl Clifford <carlsclifford@gmail.com> wrote:
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