Martyn Pitt

At last ... first time this year out with the 500mm, was trying out a Z6ii mirrorless body, the Long Tailed Tits were attending a brood, but they had this habit of hovering near to the nest site.

After not seeing my children for 5 months, I managed to get down to see my latest grandsons. Burnie is my daughters first child and is 10 months old Louie is my sons first child and is 8 months old

I am stunned Steve, for the past 25 years there have not been many nighters where the two Daves haven't been when I got there. I am glad to have been able to call him a friend, he was a smashing bloke and was always willing to help someone out, he will be missed. Rest peacefully old friend Martyn & Carol x

In the 90's they both went for the same sort of money £20 - £30 (if my memory serves me correctly)

Pre internet ... they were cheaper 😉 I bought loads of records blind, generally cheap as chips, much more fun, especially now when I see records I paid pennies for fetching stupid money. In my teens my dad asked why I was wasting my money on all those b****y records, I wish I'd had more money to waste on them.

He is 70 next week bless him

I paid £10 for a Valentinos back in the 90's, played it out a few weeks later and somebody came up to the decks and offered me £30 for it ... I was tempted but £500 unbelievable. I paid £40 for a Jimmy Fraser at Tony's it started getting hammered by every DJ and his dog so swapped it a short time later for Strange Neighborhood.

Sad news, another great dancer left us before his time. R.I.P. Duncan

Sad to hear of his passing, condolences to his family and friends R.I.P Mark

If my brain worked I would be dangerous Steve 😆 ...

It was Dave and Sarah’s wedding night at Winsford Steve, knowing Sarah it would have been Prosecco 🥂🥂🥂

The Bottom & Co went on past the 6.00 end time, John has a system in place to stop snipe bids, where if a last minute bid is made the auction software automatically adds a few minutes, if another bid is made time is added again. Zanetti takes a screen grab at 6.00 ish so that he can capture all the items (they can disappear off the page pretty quickly) then manually notes the actually finishing prices for the extra time records. Zanetti always quotes the prices in pound sterling

Too much hair Steve

Dave was a personality indeed, I used to enjoy a chat with him, he had some right tales to tell. Sad to hear of his passing, condolences to his family and friends. RIP Dave

That will be an age thing Russ 😉 Anyway ... a Goldfinch on teasel

UK - Water Rail ... US - Virginia Rail

Rufus Woods for me, always loved dancing to it, it has got an edge to it ... but never thought it would fetch that sort of money.

They do not ask your location when completing the form 😉

I went to nearly all of them from the early days when Barry and Pete ran them, right up up to yours and Sams last one Steve, certainly left some shoe leather on that dance floor.

Terrible news, a really nice guy with a great sense of humour, still cannot believe it, so sad. Rest in peace old friend Martyn & Carol x

So far this year I have seen Redwing, Fieldfare, Blackcaps, Gold Crest, Greenfinch, and Green Woodpecker in the garden, as well as the usual garden birds. A Fieldfare standing proud (this one was at Belvide whilst I was out exercising, I walked just over 5 miles carrying 7.5kg of camera and tripod on my shoulder that day ... I need a caddie 😁).

Happy New Year all A Stonechat

He is having a laugh ... I would expect postage to be included at that price 😄

Very true Steve ... hard to believe, but I have even seen you on a dance floor ... once 😜

Sad to hear of his passing, condolences to his friends and family RIP Keith Martyn & Carol x