My mother fell again in the garden this afternoon and Vivien had to call
an ambulance out to help get her up and check her out – seems to be ok
and didn't have to go to QEH – bet she will be bruised in the morning
though – she was walking on the rough ground part of the garden (again)
where she has been told not to walk – just like a disobedient child.
I
stabbed my finger with a scalpel this evening, good job I'm a quick
reacting first aider and stopped the blood flow fairly quickly! That's
two things and its not even Friday 13th yet!!! Well I suppose if you
count England losing, that makes three – nothing else please, thank you
very much!
Thursday, 12 July 2018
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
SUMMARY OF TODAY'S BIRD NEWS VIA "RARE BIRD ALERT"
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Spoonbills x 2, Spotted Redshanks x 7, Little Gulls x 5, Garganey at Titchwell RSPB
Great White Egrets x 3 flew over Beeston Bump, Sheringham
Caspian Gull on beach at Cromer
Great White Egret at Burnham Overy Staithe
Great White Egrets x 2, Spoonbill at Welney WWT
Black-winged Stilt male, Spoonbills x 2 at Potter Heigham Marshes
Great White Egret at Hickling Broad NWT
Lesser Yellowlegs (possible) at Buckenham Marshes RSPB
MEGA NEWS
None
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Spoonbills x 2, Spotted Redshanks x 7, Little Gulls x 5, Garganey at Titchwell RSPB
Great White Egrets x 3 flew over Beeston Bump, Sheringham
Caspian Gull on beach at Cromer
Great White Egret at Burnham Overy Staithe
Great White Egrets x 2, Spoonbill at Welney WWT
Black-winged Stilt male, Spoonbills x 2 at Potter Heigham Marshes
Great White Egret at Hickling Broad NWT
Lesser Yellowlegs (possible) at Buckenham Marshes RSPB
MEGA NEWS
None
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
World Cup 2018: Despair as England Lose Semi-Final!
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-44799379
We put the England Flag and shirts up in the office today and everyone was excited. That early goal got everyone even more excited and you just hoped and prayed this dream was going to continue – very sadly it didn't. I really felt for the England team – their faces said it all, but they should hold their heads high – youth is on their side and I'm sure they will continue to grow and with more experience, we may dare to dream again.
Video of the day:
https://twitter.com/T_Mackintosh/status/1017108006297882626
England play Belgium in the Third Place Play-Off at 3pm this Saturday.
https://twitter.com/T_Mackintosh/status/1017108006297882626
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-44799379
We put the England Flag and shirts up in the office today and everyone was excited. That early goal got everyone even more excited and you just hoped and prayed this dream was going to continue – very sadly it didn't. I really felt for the England team – their faces said it all, but they should hold their heads high – youth is on their side and I'm sure they will continue to grow and with more experience, we may dare to dream again.
Video of the day:
https://twitter.com/T_Mackintosh/status/1017108006297882626
England play Belgium in the Third Place Play-Off at 3pm this Saturday.
https://twitter.com/T_Mackintosh/status/1017108006297882626
882626
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Spoonbill, Spotted Redshanks x 8, Little Gulls x 9, Garganey at Titchwell RSPB
Black-winged Stilt male, Spoonbills x 8, Garganey x 2 at Potter Heigham Marshes
Curlew Sandpiper at Rush Hill Scrape, Hickling Broad NWT
Sooty Shearwater flew past Sheringham
Cattle Egret still at Dickleburgh Moor Nature Reserve
Spoonbills x 2 at Welney WWT
Black Redstart at Norwich
MEGA NEWS
None
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Spoonbill, Spotted Redshanks x 8, Little Gulls x 9, Garganey at Titchwell RSPB
Black-winged Stilt male, Spoonbills x 8, Garganey x 2 at Potter Heigham Marshes
Curlew Sandpiper at Rush Hill Scrape, Hickling Broad NWT
Sooty Shearwater flew past Sheringham
Cattle Egret still at Dickleburgh Moor Nature Reserve
Spoonbills x 2 at Welney WWT
Black Redstart at Norwich
MEGA NEWS
None
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Temminck's Stint, Spotted Redshanks x 7, Little Gulls x 9 at Titchwell RSPB
Garganey, Spoonbill at Welney WWT
Little Gull flew past Weybourne Camp
Honey Buzzard seen from Raptor Watch Point at Swanton Novers
Cattle Egret still at Dickleburgh Moor Nature Reserve
Little Gulls x 6 offshore at Holme
MEGA NEWS
None
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Temminck's Stint, Spotted Redshanks x 7, Little Gulls x 9 at Titchwell RSPB
Garganey, Spoonbill at Welney WWT
Little Gull flew past Weybourne Camp
Honey Buzzard seen from Raptor Watch Point at Swanton Novers
Cattle Egret still at Dickleburgh Moor Nature Reserve
Little Gulls x 6 offshore at Holme
MEGA NEWS
None
Monday, 9 July 2018
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Cattle Egret still at Dickleburgh Moor Nature Reserve
Temminck's Stint, Spotted Redshanks x 7 at Titchwell RSPB
Honey Buzzard flew over Swanton Novers
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly male at Filby Broad
Common Cranes x 5, Spoonbills x 2 at Welney WWT
Spoonbills x 2 at Cley NWT
MEGA NEWS
None
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Cattle Egret still at Dickleburgh Moor Nature Reserve
Temminck's Stint, Spotted Redshanks x 7 at Titchwell RSPB
Honey Buzzard flew over Swanton Novers
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly male at Filby Broad
Common Cranes x 5, Spoonbills x 2 at Welney WWT
Spoonbills x 2 at Cley NWT
MEGA NEWS
None
Sunday, 8 July 2018
A BOILING HOUSE!
I thought it was hot at my mother's house, until I returned to King's Lynn this evening! A boiling oven is the best way to describe my house! Apart from looking after mother, cooking dinner and topping up the bird feeders etc, I have not done anything too exciting – the best thing I was did was have a long snooze in the living room this afternoon when it was like a furnace outside. All the grass is pale yellow and sizzled – we desperately need some rain please!
This has to be the worst year ever for insect bites – I have so many and am constantly scratching, its driving me insane – I have scars from several of them too, which weirdly don't seem to be healing. We had a hedgehog clearing up the leftovers from the cat meat last night which was a nice surprise. The Squirrels have won and now have complete control over all the bird feeders – the only thing they have not mastered is to get through my home-made chicken wire netting cage which is around the fat ball feeder – I expect its only a matter of time!
This has to be the worst year ever for insect bites – I have so many and am constantly scratching, its driving me insane – I have scars from several of them too, which weirdly don't seem to be healing. We had a hedgehog clearing up the leftovers from the cat meat last night which was a nice surprise. The Squirrels have won and now have complete control over all the bird feeders – the only thing they have not mastered is to get through my home-made chicken wire netting cage which is around the fat ball feeder – I expect its only a matter of time!
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret (+ 2 Cattle Egrets recently) still at Dickleburgh Moor Nature Reserve
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly male at Filby Broad
Spoonbills x 2 at Welney WWT
Spoonbills x 5 at Breydon Water
Little Gulls x 2, Spoonbills x 2 at Cley NWT
Spoonbills x 26 at Holkham Freshmarsh
MEGA NEWS
FORSTER'S TERN
Lady Island's Lake,County Wexford, Ireland
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Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret (+ 2 Cattle Egrets recently) still at Dickleburgh Moor Nature Reserve
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly male at Filby Broad
Spoonbills x 2 at Welney WWT
Spoonbills x 5 at Breydon Water
Little Gulls x 2, Spoonbills x 2 at Cley NWT
Spoonbills x 26 at Holkham Freshmarsh
MEGA NEWS
FORSTER'S TERN
Lady Island's Lake,County Wexford, Ireland
Saturday, 7 July 2018
World Cup Quarter Finals – ENGLAND 2, Sweden 0!
I'm spending the weekend caring for mother, whilst Vivien has a couple of days off. The weather is insanely hot here and mother's house is also unusually warm, its usually the best place to be when there is a heatwave – goodness knows what my house must have been like in King's Lynn today!
Due to the intense heat last night, I hardly slept a wink and neither mother or I were in the best of moods when we finally got up! Out of desperation I purchased a Ferretti Fan today from Hughes in Hunstanton – its a noisy metal fan, but it was the 'coolest' one they sold. My mother is having her leg re-bandaged every other day by a District Nurse as it is weeping the entire time and this results in the washing machine going on daily and lots of mopping up, changing of socks etc etc.
After having late breakfast and lunch, we just about managed to get settled down in front of the TV by 2.58pm ready for the England/Sweden World Cup Quarter Final match at 3pm. I didn't dare to believe until the last 5 minutes that England had secured a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup!!! WOW!
Due to the intense heat last night, I hardly slept a wink and neither mother or I were in the best of moods when we finally got up! Out of desperation I purchased a Ferretti Fan today from Hughes in Hunstanton – its a noisy metal fan, but it was the 'coolest' one they sold. My mother is having her leg re-bandaged every other day by a District Nurse as it is weeping the entire time and this results in the washing machine going on daily and lots of mopping up, changing of socks etc etc.
After having late breakfast and lunch, we just about managed to get settled down in front of the TV by 2.58pm ready for the England/Sweden World Cup Quarter Final match at 3pm. I didn't dare to believe until the last 5 minutes that England had secured a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup!!! WOW!
ENGLAND 2, Sweden 0!!!
Croatia beat Russia 4-3 on penalties in their quarter final match this evening which means:
England play Croatia at 7pm
Wednesday 11th July!
Wednesday 11th July!
SEMI-FINALS – WORLD CUP!
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
SUMMARY OF TODAY'S BIRD NEWS VIA "RARE BIRD ALERT"
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Spoonbills x 2, Little Gulls x 9, Spotted Redshanks x 6 at Titchwell RSPB
Spotted Redshanks x 2 at Breydon Water
Great White Egret, Spoonbills x 2, Common Cranes x 5 at Welney WWT
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly male at Filby Broad
Quail singing at Happisburgh
Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret (present several days) at Dickleburgh Moor Nature Reserve
Red-footed Falcon circled over Witcham, Cambridgeshire
MEGA NEWS
SOOTY TERN
Farne Islands, Brownsman, Northumberland
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Spoonbills x 2, Little Gulls x 9, Spotted Redshanks x 6 at Titchwell RSPB
Spotted Redshanks x 2 at Breydon Water
Great White Egret, Spoonbills x 2, Common Cranes x 5 at Welney WWT
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly male at Filby Broad
Quail singing at Happisburgh
Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret (present several days) at Dickleburgh Moor Nature Reserve
Red-footed Falcon circled over Witcham, Cambridgeshire
MEGA NEWS
SOOTY TERN
Farne Islands, Brownsman, Northumberland
Friday, 6 July 2018
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Spoonbill, Little Gulls x 9, Spotted Redshanks x 4 at Titchwell RSPB
Roseate Tern, Little Gull, Curlew Sandpiper at Cley NWT
Spotted Redshanks x 6 at Snettisham RSPB
Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbills x 5, Whimbrel at Potter Heigham Marshes
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly male at Filby Broad
Alpine Swift flew over Trimley St Martin, Suffolk
MEGA NEWS
None
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Spoonbill, Little Gulls x 9, Spotted Redshanks x 4 at Titchwell RSPB
Roseate Tern, Little Gull, Curlew Sandpiper at Cley NWT
Spotted Redshanks x 6 at Snettisham RSPB
Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbills x 5, Whimbrel at Potter Heigham Marshes
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly male at Filby Broad
Alpine Swift flew over Trimley St Martin, Suffolk
MEGA NEWS
None
Thursday, 5 July 2018
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Spotted Redshanks x 4 at Titchwell RSPB
Spoonbills x 2 on Thornham Marsh
Black Redstart at Norwich
Spoonbills x 2, Honey Buzzard flew over Cley NWT
Honey Buzzard over Raptor Watch Point at Swanton Novers
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly male at Filby Broad
Spoonbill flew past Weybourne Camp
Scarce Black Arches trapped in Norwich
Black-winged Stilt, Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbills x 2, Great White Egret at Potter Heigham Marshes
Bee-eaters x 4 circled over Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk
MEGA NEWS
None
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Spotted Redshanks x 4 at Titchwell RSPB
Spoonbills x 2 on Thornham Marsh
Black Redstart at Norwich
Spoonbills x 2, Honey Buzzard flew over Cley NWT
Honey Buzzard over Raptor Watch Point at Swanton Novers
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly male at Filby Broad
Spoonbill flew past Weybourne Camp
Scarce Black Arches trapped in Norwich
Black-winged Stilt, Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbills x 2, Great White Egret at Potter Heigham Marshes
Bee-eaters x 4 circled over Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk
MEGA NEWS
None
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Not One of My Best Days!!!
I have been on phase-return back at work, so was able to use this afternoon to have my annual boiler serviced by British Gas. I knew that it would be bad news one day, and today was the day – the engineer condemned the boiler. The flue had rusted through and was fragmented holes. It was switched off permanently. Even though I detest this heatwave, I suppose I am lucky this has happened now, as I certainly don't have the money for a new boiler. I felt really down in the dumps when the engineer left the house and the afternoon only got worse.
I called my mother to chat about something and she informed me that she had scraped her leg on a buddleia stump and she had a 'bad gash' and that it had 'poured with blood' and filled her shoe! This all happened in the middle of the Sainsbury's shopping being delivered, which had obviously stressed Vivien out to the max! To add to that, mother's leg was leaking fluid badly. I had called the District Nurses to attend last Friday because of mother's oedematous legs and they were due to visit mother on Monday and they didn't turn up (however, when I phoned this afternoon to ask why, they said they had visited in the morning and knocked on the door loudly and had no reply – yeah right! Vivien was there and is not deaf!!!) Vivien phoned for them to visit today and they came out to bandage mother's leg and said they would come out again on Friday. Later on Vivien said the bandages were soaked with fluid, so I phoned Hunstanton Surgery for advice and a message came back from a GP that 'they had not got capacity to see mother today' and to ring the District Nurses – so this I did and was told they would visit again this evening.
I drove to Holme to wait with Vivien and mother for the district nurse to arrive and to discuss why my mother's legs were leaking so badly etc and guess what? We waited until 8.30pm (the latest they can turn up we were told by the surgery) and they didn't turn up!!! I am fuming to say the least! Hence to say their day will start badly when I ring up at 8am!!! Ok, so obviously they are extremely busy, but they could have least of rung up to say they were not coming out!😡 Wasted my time and petrol, very stressed and feel utter despair this evening.
Phoning 111 is a very long and lengthy process, involving repeating yourself approximatley four times after speaking to a receptionist, nurse, then another nurse and then finally a doctor – I didn't have time or energy for this so cheekily phoned my ward for advice – massive thanks to a couple of lovely colleagues (T. & A.) on my ward, who recommended not to remove the soaked bandages as the leg would be at risk of infection if it was uncovered and to wrap the bandages in towels to help soak up the fluid. Mother's bed will be soaked in the morning #washingmachineonallday – I recommended that Vivien ring the surgery at 8am and demand an emergency appointment. If I had known the nurse was not going to be bother turning up this evening, I would have purchased bandages myself to get mother through the night – a poor service, resulting in Vivien and mother having a bad night ahead of them.
I called my mother to chat about something and she informed me that she had scraped her leg on a buddleia stump and she had a 'bad gash' and that it had 'poured with blood' and filled her shoe! This all happened in the middle of the Sainsbury's shopping being delivered, which had obviously stressed Vivien out to the max! To add to that, mother's leg was leaking fluid badly. I had called the District Nurses to attend last Friday because of mother's oedematous legs and they were due to visit mother on Monday and they didn't turn up (however, when I phoned this afternoon to ask why, they said they had visited in the morning and knocked on the door loudly and had no reply – yeah right! Vivien was there and is not deaf!!!) Vivien phoned for them to visit today and they came out to bandage mother's leg and said they would come out again on Friday. Later on Vivien said the bandages were soaked with fluid, so I phoned Hunstanton Surgery for advice and a message came back from a GP that 'they had not got capacity to see mother today' and to ring the District Nurses – so this I did and was told they would visit again this evening.
I drove to Holme to wait with Vivien and mother for the district nurse to arrive and to discuss why my mother's legs were leaking so badly etc and guess what? We waited until 8.30pm (the latest they can turn up we were told by the surgery) and they didn't turn up!!! I am fuming to say the least! Hence to say their day will start badly when I ring up at 8am!!! Ok, so obviously they are extremely busy, but they could have least of rung up to say they were not coming out!😡 Wasted my time and petrol, very stressed and feel utter despair this evening.
Phoning 111 is a very long and lengthy process, involving repeating yourself approximatley four times after speaking to a receptionist, nurse, then another nurse and then finally a doctor – I didn't have time or energy for this so cheekily phoned my ward for advice – massive thanks to a couple of lovely colleagues (T. & A.) on my ward, who recommended not to remove the soaked bandages as the leg would be at risk of infection if it was uncovered and to wrap the bandages in towels to help soak up the fluid. Mother's bed will be soaked in the morning #washingmachineonallday – I recommended that Vivien ring the surgery at 8am and demand an emergency appointment. If I had known the nurse was not going to be bother turning up this evening, I would have purchased bandages myself to get mother through the night – a poor service, resulting in Vivien and mother having a bad night ahead of them.
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Spotted Redshanks x 2, Little Gulls x 8, Continental Black-tailed Godwit at Titchwell RSPB
Spoonbill at Thornham Marsh
Spotted Redshanks x 3, Spoonbills x 3 at Cley NWT
Common Cranes x 3 at Welney WWT
MEGA NEWS
None
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Spotted Redshanks x 2, Little Gulls x 8, Continental Black-tailed Godwit at Titchwell RSPB
Spoonbill at Thornham Marsh
Spotted Redshanks x 3, Spoonbills x 3 at Cley NWT
Common Cranes x 3 at Welney WWT
MEGA NEWS
None
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
World Cup!
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbills x 2 at Cley NWT
Spotted Redshanks x 4, Little Gulls x 11, Continental Black-tailed Godwit at Titchwell RSPB
Spoonbill at Thornham Marsh
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly x 1+ at Filby Broad
Quail (probable) on beach then flew at Salthouse
MEGA NEWS
None
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Curlew Sandpiper, Spoonbills x 2 at Cley NWT
Spotted Redshanks x 4, Little Gulls x 11, Continental Black-tailed Godwit at Titchwell RSPB
Spoonbill at Thornham Marsh
Lesser Emperor Dragonfly x 1+ at Filby Broad
Quail (probable) on beach then flew at Salthouse
MEGA NEWS
None
Monday, 2 July 2018
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Spotted Redshanks x 10, Little Gulls x 13, Continental Black-tailed Godwit at Titchwell RSPB
Orache Moth trapped last night in Norwich
Great White Egrets x 4 at Hickling Broad NWT
White Stork, Great White Egret at Welney WWT
Curlew Sandpiper at Cley NWT
MEGA NEWS
None
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Spotted Redshanks x 10, Little Gulls x 13, Continental Black-tailed Godwit at Titchwell RSPB
Orache Moth trapped last night in Norwich
Great White Egrets x 4 at Hickling Broad NWT
White Stork, Great White Egret at Welney WWT
Curlew Sandpiper at Cley NWT
MEGA NEWS
None
Sunday, 1 July 2018
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS & MEGAS!
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Caspian Gull, Spoonbills x 3, Little Gulls x 13 at Titchwell RSPB
MEGA NEWS
None
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Caspian Gull, Spoonbills x 3, Little Gulls x 13 at Titchwell RSPB
MEGA NEWS
None
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