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Offline TerryW

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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #45 on: May 17, 2012, 06:28:06 PM »
Hi Jean, I walk it in good quality sandals as it can get very slippery, even when dry, and its worse when walking back down the hill on the gravelly bits. I don't think it would be easy in flip flops.



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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #46 on: May 17, 2012, 10:34:54 PM »
Thanks Terry. A good excuse to go shopping then!



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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #47 on: May 18, 2012, 12:03:39 AM »
I did the new trail a couple of weeks ago and would advise you to pack a pair of trainers.  As Terry says you need to wear something with a bit of grip as it is fairly steep in places.

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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #48 on: May 18, 2012, 09:17:37 PM »
Vivian has spotted this afternoon a bird in our river near the bridge by Elena Stella Apartments.
Does anyone know what kind of bird would that be?
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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #49 on: May 18, 2012, 09:34:48 PM »
Not sure Dimitris but it could be a Bittern take a look at at the link
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/b/bittern/index.aspx

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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #50 on: May 19, 2012, 12:41:08 AM »
Same as Tony....my first thought was a Bittern...or possibly a wooden carving..eyesight is very bad, but is certainly shaped like a Bittern. Was it making a noise, a bittern makes a booming noise, have them here in Norfolk in Broads area, of course a Bittern in Greece may make a totally differnt sound..lol! xx

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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #51 on: May 19, 2012, 12:43:26 AM »
Just took another look with my glasses on...Tony think Dimitris is winding us up...think it is a carved....bittern!!!xx

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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #52 on: May 19, 2012, 01:19:54 AM »
Georgia , I thought the same, it certainly looked like a wooden carving, but as I know nothing about birds I didn't want to say so.
Even the 'nest' looked odd to me.  But.........

Just looked up Bittern on the link Tony posted and it is standing exactly like a real Bittern, all we need now is to see it fly and we can both look foolish. (or buy new glasses) ;)

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Or have we been 'bittern' Lol
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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #53 on: May 19, 2012, 01:20:45 AM »
Yer rotten lot! When does the boss ever wind us up?? It even had me looking up birds on the internet. (And anyone who read that and had an evil thought, say 100 Hail Marys. )

I wouldn't put it past our viv and Pete to be sharing a laugh with Dimitri. And GOODONEM!

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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #54 on: May 19, 2012, 08:37:20 AM »

They have been spotted before in europe and they do like freshwater fishing.



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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #56 on: May 19, 2012, 09:15:22 AM »
Seen them in Norfolk Georgia on the nature reserve at Blakeney like you say you can't mistake the boomong sound they make 

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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #57 on: May 19, 2012, 09:30:21 AM »
It's actually a friendly bird , on its own, but very rare to find them in pairs.
Hence the proverb "Once bittern , twice shy"

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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #58 on: May 19, 2012, 10:55:45 AM »
Nice one Dimitris. April 1st comes a bit late in Arillas.
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Re: The Arillas Trail - signed foot-path in to the corfiot nature
« Reply #59 on: May 19, 2012, 11:03:40 AM »
I know you never take me seriously ....
But this time I'm not jocking at all .  When you walk this path you will see what I mean.

If I was to make a fool of you..... you would not have taken any notice yet.!!!  Lol

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