Paul
@vivthesetter
Birds and wildlife (not a photographer). Granddadery. Exeter City FC. Beer. Chocolate. “Get busy living or get busy dying”. YouTube channel: Semper Fidelis. 🇨🇺 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇻🇪 🇨🇦 🇪🇸 🇪🇺
Up early to trundle up to the Glouc./ Oxon border for the Long-tailed Shrike with @exebirder.bsky.social @archieoram.bsky.social and @kevinbirder.bsky.social. The early arrival meant no haze and great views of the close bird. Also spotted were @beerbirder.bsky.social & Tim C. #UKBirding #Shrike
Genuinely impressed by Truro FC. Good game overall; City’s signings Josh and Gwion looked good - attacking, persistent and lots of energy. The trialist was good too - I’d sign him (but what do I know (or I’d be the manager, right?)). Great stadium. #ecfc #SemperFidelis #OurWay
Next up in #Cornwall is a pre-season game for @officialecfc.bsky.social at Truro FC. Walked in to see a @cornishchoughs.bsky.social !!!!!
This weekend I shall mostly be in #Cornwall. First up another #CaskMarque pub for #beer. Great little pub - The Pheasant in St Newlyn East. Beer is good and so is the menu. Unfortunately, can’t stop For food.
I’ve been wanting to visit this pub for a long time. Finally made it today on my way to a works reunion. The smells coming from Borough Market are gorgeous. #Hungry #beer #London #CaskMarque
A pleasant high tide vivit to Bowling Green Marsh with @exebirder.bsky.social Highlights were c30 Greenshank (a good count); 4 adult & 1 juvenile Mediterranean Gull; 2 Spotted Redshank. #UKBirding #Devon #Exeter #wildlife #nature 📷 Adult (sitting) & juvenile (standing) Med. Gull 📷 Ringed Med. Gull
Very, very proud of H who has just received his Brown with black belt at MMA
A pootle up the road to #HamWall in #Somerset with @exebirder.bsky.social --- quite quiet on the reserve (both in terms of birds and people) and the highlights were a couple of species not on the 'expected' list; Cattle Egret (c15) and a Common Tern (1). #UKBirding #nature #wildlife
Tonight’s game is sponsored by a stand of Avocet (Exeter Brewery). bsky.app/profile/vivt...
My first #Osprey of the year at #ColyfordCommon #Devon this morning with @exebirder.bsky.social Decent 'scope views but too hazy for a snap. #UKBirding #birds #wildlife #nature
Fabulous - but long - day out to see the Western Reef Heron, in south-west Wales. Great views and great company with @exebirder.bsky.social @kevinbirder.bsky.social @archieoram.bsky.social Afterwards some Chough and Puffin at the Deer Park, Lockley Lodge. #UKBirding #wales #nature #wildlife #chough
Great day out at SJP for City’s Party at the Park. Good to chat with players and coaching staff of both men’s and women’s teams. Good times with mates. Spent too much money (of course) but I like the new kit so why the hell not! What a Club. @officialecfc.bsky.social #ecfc #SemperFidelis #Exeter
I came across this Riband Wave yesterday on a door to a Community Centre. #Moth #ThatIsAll #CarryOn
A second day of #Granddadery and a trip down the road to the National Marine Aquarium. Back to #Exeter for Mixed Martial Arts (they’re both coming up to a grading). H helped rescue a Pipistrelle Bat (plse. tell me if I have the species wrong) before his session started. #Bat #NMA #Devon
I have been using #Granddadery powers today as school Is closed.. a quick visit to #RAMM #Exeter and a list of ‘favourites’ from each section….
This counts as re-hydration, right? RIGHT? Adnams Golazo pale ale gets a rock from me. #BowlingGreenInn #Exeter
The car is in for service; I walked back into the city centre along the canal & river bank. It’s a great City, except when it isn’t; the time taken to decide the future of the site of the first hotel in the country (Royal Clarence) was far too long. I peaked over the ugly fencing. #Exeter
Great to be out and about this morning in the improved weather and a marvellous encounter with Little Owl. #UKBirding #Devon #wildlife #nature
I was sorting out a handful of books to put in a book-swap kiosk and some photos fell out of one of them. You know when you go half way around the world (San Francisco) and hear a familiar voice? It was only Frank Carson.