Remember my White billed Diver from Boulmer last autumn?(above). I'm pleased to see that according to the BBRC website it has been accepted and later classed as the same individual seen by Tariq at Cullernose as it flew off...
On another topic, on tonights BBC local news there was a photo of a 4x4 washed out by the tide at our local beach, Howdiemont Sands. The owner had driven down the dunes, off road, onto one of the most scenic beaches you will come across to launch his boat. Off they went for several hours only to find, on their return, the Isuzu or whatever up to the windscreen wipers in sea. Lets see if low ratio will get it to pull away now!
Last summer a similar incident found two 4x4 racers bogged down on the sand. They went to the nearby farm for assistance and were refused. By the time they walked far enough to get help and finally extracted it was 8 hours later.
Sympathy? None. These good people can see no wrong in haring up and down churning up our dunes and its ecosystems. Laugh? Oh yes, did I. Nearly as much as when Ipin Roppa and I saw a chap on a Trail Bike get washed into the drink by a tide surge at Druridge...
My only disappointent is that I can't find the picture they showed on the news on Google to show you.
4 comments:
Same unsympathetic view. Try the Northumberland gazette web page. There was a picture in this weeks gazette.
On our beach young people drive up and down in their off-road vehicles going through the sea oats that grows along the beach. Certain birds nest in the sea oats and nests get destroyed. Council has been trying to put a stop to it after getting complaints. The people doing this need a good lashing as far as I'm concerned.
yep i agree having to put up quad bikes etc on the moors on friday watched two go straight over a lrp nest site but what can you do when your miles from the car?
shake the people's hands who refused to help! they deserve a bottle.
as for the white billed diver well done but given the drawings and description it was a 'nap'
see http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/High-tide-swallows-car.4319447.jp
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