Saturday, 28 September 2013
Well ,back from India and
Nepal, it was an exhausting trip, but very worthwhile and we got a tremendous
amount done, I have finished my reports and now have to get mentally organised
(and physically as I have to give a paper) for the next trip, a big
international conference in Argentina.
While at the train station in
Delhi as usual at least three people tried to tell us that the train was not
running, had gone, was nine hours delayed and that we were on the wrong platform. It is infuriating
and makes me very angry when it happens. We told them in no uncertain terms
that we did not believe them!
In the next four days I
managed to be flying various bird, three of which buggered off. First Yeates
went, which he has done before, but he had not been behaving while I was away,
and he continued the theme, so finally I gave up on him after eight months trying
to get him fit and flying well, the time came to say OK, I need to focus on
birds that will respond and get fit. Then Mark’s Lugger did a disappearing act
while I was flying him, he will be very good, but you could see he was going to
go, and he only went a few field before Jimmi and Mark got him back. Last Mark’s
Barbary went, again when I was flying him, which I have often done. However He
decided to be proper Barbary and went bloody miles, he left at 11.30, we
finally caught up with him and to be fair he came straight in, near Westbury on
Severn!!
While at the train station in
Delhi as usual at least three people tried to tell us that the train was not
running, had gone, was nine hours delayed and that we were on the wrong platform. It is infuriating
and makes me very angry when it happens. We told them in no uncertain terms
that we did not believe them!
We stayed at the Budgerigar
Hotel and as usual the shower was dubious to say the least. In fact only in the
place we stayed in where the shower not only working i.e. had water coming out
of it, but was also warm, was the hotel in Nepal - What a pleasure.
In the twelve days that we
were away we took nine different flights, one train journey, and travelled
about 11,300 miles by air, train, car and foot. We had four meetings, in five mornings with the teams, we caught up
and vetted, took blood, micro chipped and ringed where needed 169 vultures, in
five afternoons we helped out with analysing blood. We went to Bhopal, which I have never been to before, I think all the people in the city will be deaf soon as there was a festival and I have never heard such loud music. We had breakfast twice, and
ate meals after 9.00pm three times. The budgerigar had no gin and I ate no dhal!!
We had a very nice India Rhino
come to the VCBC in Nepal and watched the fruit bats in Pinjore leaving for
their evening forays. We saw Black Kites although more often in towns than in
the countryside and a Black Shouldered Kite, but that was it, although we did
see a couple of my favourite non raptor birds, the Tree Pie! I wish I knew
someone who bred them in Europe.
I got home late on Friday
night and great it was to be home. The dogs were pleased to see me and Holly
and Ben had been staying in the house.
In the next four days I
managed to be flying various bird, three of which buggered off. First Yeates
went, which he has done before, but he had not been behaving while I was away,
and he continued the theme, so finally I gave up on him after eight months trying
to get him fit and flying well, the time came to say OK, I need to focus on
birds that will respond and get fit. Then Mark’s Lugger did a disappearing act
while I was flying him, he will be very good, but you could see he was going to
go, and he only went a few field before Jimmi and Mark got him back. Last Mark’s
Barbary went, again when I was flying him, which I have often done. However He
decided to be proper Barbary and went bloody miles, he left at 11.30, we
finally caught up with him and to be fair he came straight in, near Westbury on
Severn!!
I
am glad to say that since
then they mostly have been behaving. And we are flying Mark’s birds because he
is working on the Hospital. It is coming on nicely, a little behind schedule
because the towers that were ordered did not arrive until four days after the
due delivery date and also it rained, however it now has walls, the purlins and
rafters are up and it is looking good!
am glad to say that since
then they mostly have been behaving. And we are flying Mark’s birds because he
is working on the Hospital. It is coming on nicely, a little behind schedule
because the towers that were ordered did not arrive until four days after the
due delivery date and also it rained, however it now has walls, the purlins and
rafters are up and it is looking good!
The autumn is here, the
weather has been kind since I got back, dry and warm mainly with little rain, which
is good because the front lawn has been dug up to lose the subsoil from the ground
works of the hospital, so the lawn is changing shape again!
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