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Paul Bourdin

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Birder, currently based in Italy. Also post Commonwealth War Graves material and military archaeology.

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Oh man… what I wouldn’t give to be there right now…

09.03.2026 15:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Joking aside, if you do go down there will be a proper exodus won’t there? When was the last time a team of this size got relegated?

05.03.2026 21:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The quintuple!

05.03.2026 21:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Surely he’s too good to play in the Championship?

05.03.2026 21:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

St Totteringham’s day will be in August next season.

05.03.2026 21:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m hoping for the quintuple!

05.03.2026 21:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I am, and it is!

05.03.2026 21:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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03.03.2026 11:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A couple of slightly unusual graves…

28.02.2026 22:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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28.02.2026 22:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Assisi War Cemetery

28.02.2026 22:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Oh absolutely, couldn’t agree more. It’s the proof of criming that’s the issue….

25.02.2026 13:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The AOP will go through like lightning, and several members of the commonwealth have already said that they would support that. I think it’s a done deal, and the royal family are fine with it. If it gets the press of their backs they’ll be happy. It probably won’t though…

25.02.2026 07:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Because that leaves a paper trail, sexual crimes are less easy to prove. Mandelsson being gay is another reason there may not be much to find in that direction.

25.02.2026 07:32 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I saw plenty of Hedge Sparrows where I went to school near London. You didn’t answer the question about when you started birding.

24.02.2026 19:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Using my Poirot-like detective skills I will estimate your age at over 55. And you started birding before you were 20.

24.02.2026 18:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I’m old enough to remember calling them that! My oldest bird book was given to me in 1974, on my 8th birthday!

24.02.2026 17:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Showing your age there Andrea. I haven’t heard them called Hedge Sparrows for a couple of decades!

24.02.2026 17:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Nice picture, but it’s a Lesser Goldfinch.

24.02.2026 09:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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A Little Gull was a new addition to the site list for Torre Flavia this morning, quite a scare bird in Lazio. Elsewhere the 6 Velvet Scoters remain at hospital beach. #birds #birdingitaly

23.02.2026 13:48 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ethics team?

22.02.2026 04:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The money leaves a paper trail, the sex abuse doesn’t. Any police force that arrests someone of this profile has to be sure they’ll get a conviction otherwise heads will roll. Sex abuse cases are notoriously difficult in that regard…

19.02.2026 15:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

They also have to focus on what they can absolutely prove. Imagine the kerfuffle if they arrested him and then couldn’t prove their case in court. There’d be accusations of bias and we’d never see another powerful person arrested ever again.

19.02.2026 11:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

“many will accuse me of being neglectful, ignorant, and selfish”. Yup.

17.02.2026 16:17 👍 55 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Best live band I ever saw….

15.02.2026 19:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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6 Velvet Scoter at a beach near a Pediatric hospital south of Ladispoli. A decent sized flock for this scarce winter visitor , my first in Italy. #birds #birdingitaly

15.02.2026 18:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ringing rained off at Soglitelle on Saturday. Torre Flavia on Sunday had signs of migration, including the first House Martins of the year. 20+ Med Gull and 1 Audouin’s on the beach. #birds #birdingitaly

15.02.2026 18:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Introduced to a new site today, a beach near a pediatric hospital south of Ladispoli. 6 Velvet Scoter were an addition to my Italy list. #birds #birdingitaly

15.02.2026 18:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Merlin classifies my car alarm being switched on as Golden Plover. Very confusing until I worked it out!

31.01.2026 14:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I find it nearly impossible to take the last portion of anything!

31.01.2026 14:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0