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Old 08-10-10, 10:58 AM
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Hey all !

Yeah, I'm still alive.

Can anyone confirm or deny that this is a Migrant Hawker please ?
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Old 08-10-10, 11:05 AM
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Yeah, I'm still alive.
This is good to hear. Google tells me it is a Migrant Hawker but all I know about these things is that they are bird food.
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Old 08-10-10, 11:30 AM
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Looks good for a Migrant Hawker to me, there are many around this year
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Old 08-10-10, 03:10 PM
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Thanx, guys. MH it is then.

There was a fair few of themn about yesterday.
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Fantastic shot Martyn,not easy when they are in flight.
This is one I took last week.......you can see the diagnostic golf tee mark on the abdomen in my shot.
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Old 08-10-10, 07:05 PM
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Ah yeah. I didn't know about that. At last something useful has come out of golf.
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