tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post6923461035801207141..comments2024-03-28T22:42:31.293+00:00Comments on Down by the sea: Beating the Bounds around BridportDown by the seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-954463031104873922016-04-24T16:29:36.935+01:002016-04-24T16:29:36.935+01:00Cuckoos and swallows both back here. Am waiting on...Cuckoos and swallows both back here. Am waiting on white throats now. I've done beating the bounds before- great fun. Super post, Sarah xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-29688232325297277292016-04-24T05:17:27.230+01:002016-04-24T05:17:27.230+01:00dear Sarah,
I enjoyed reading about the history a...dear Sarah,<br /><br />I enjoyed reading about the history and seeing your lovely photos and what a fun day you must have had. Great to get up early and it really is the best time of the day. The dawn chorus is beautiful and thanks for sharing.<br />Happy Sunday<br />hugs<br />CarolynDraffin Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448539647442095635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-85495647180608254672016-04-22T16:59:45.286+01:002016-04-22T16:59:45.286+01:00So lovely pictures! Beautiful...a nice post from y...So lovely pictures! Beautiful...a nice post from you :)<br />Have a great weekend now and take care.<br />TittiHWIT BLOGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851355663006106726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-70043044379100811612016-04-22T10:10:10.757+01:002016-04-22T10:10:10.757+01:00What fun to take part in such an old tradition. Lo...What fun to take part in such an old tradition. Lovely photographs as ever.<br /><br />I heard a cuckoo yesterday, although it was only one call at the far side of our wooded hill. <br /><br />Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-73334269389687975382016-04-21T11:58:37.083+01:002016-04-21T11:58:37.083+01:00I just left a comment over at Draffin Bears and no...I just left a comment over at Draffin Bears and noticed you had left one too so I came to say hello. I’m really glad I did as I so enjoyed this post. We lived in Dorset until six years ago when we moved just over the border into Somerset (sadly not close to the sea). I walk in the fields close to where I live most days but am yet to see a swallow or hear the cuckoo – it must be any day soon so I will keep listening and looking. Barbara http://marchhousebookscom.blogspot.co.uk/Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-60680096078300844022016-04-21T06:37:27.818+01:002016-04-21T06:37:27.818+01:00Hi Sarah
I think it is wonderful that these old tr...Hi Sarah<br />I think it is wonderful that these old traditions are still going strong and that you were able to take part. The birdsong video was amazing, so many different birds and the cacophony of song, although when it wakes you early every morning you do sometimes wish they would leave their cheery chorus till a little later! We saw our direst swallow on Sunday always nice to see them return.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-26840260199448827322016-04-20T14:15:46.155+01:002016-04-20T14:15:46.155+01:00Heard our first cuckoo this year on 3rd April but ...Heard our first cuckoo this year on 3rd April but it's been all quiet since. The next one I look out for is the Hoopoe.syrahsuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696752759302952768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-79515790133049317992016-04-20T01:55:19.051+01:002016-04-20T01:55:19.051+01:00Interesting history! To answer your question, yes ...Interesting history! To answer your question, yes the Sabia from Brazil is incredible! I am not very good in recognizing bird songs unfortunately Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795340509123902948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-78528712709345903802016-04-19T22:36:53.479+01:002016-04-19T22:36:53.479+01:00Very interesting slice of history as always. I als...Very interesting slice of history as always. I also love the idea of getting up to listen to a dawn chorus...there is something magical about being up at dawn with the birds.Gerrie Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842933917017795753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-43497673181024400792016-04-19T19:49:34.655+01:002016-04-19T19:49:34.655+01:00Thank you for this link, I enjoyed reading it. Sar...Thank you for this link, I enjoyed reading it. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-14659194805048201482016-04-19T19:48:57.662+01:002016-04-19T19:48:57.662+01:00You don't often see Jays around here, they sou...You don't often see Jays around here, they sound much nicer than the Magpies. My nephew too lives quite close to the M3 where a water main burst a few weeks ago flooding the motorway. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-58246060014046361272016-04-19T19:31:07.980+01:002016-04-19T19:31:07.980+01:00Yes we do have a very jolly town crier. Tavi was a...Yes we do have a very jolly town crier. Tavi was a bit unsure of him when he was wearing his clock and ringing his bell! It's just as well we weren't riding horses otherwise we wouldn't been able to join in. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-12095887245241450572016-04-19T19:28:09.687+01:002016-04-19T19:28:09.687+01:00I have longed to hear the nightingale. We did try ...I have longed to hear the nightingale. We did try and find one last year and even the dog found the wood which was getting darker by the minute frightening! Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-34432939792105821512016-04-19T19:26:03.480+01:002016-04-19T19:26:03.480+01:00Die Grenze der Stadt. Sarah xDie Grenze der Stadt. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-58082891645063983472016-04-19T19:22:54.139+01:002016-04-19T19:22:54.139+01:00It was taken from Jubliee Green at the entrance to...It was taken from Jubliee Green at the entrance to Allington Hill Woodland Trust Reserve. If you haven't been up that way for a while you should visit in the summer,the Allington Hillbillies have done some amazing work there. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-80904194597542249052016-04-19T16:20:53.282+01:002016-04-19T16:20:53.282+01:00Sarah, I thought you might be interested to read a...Sarah, I thought you might be interested to read about "Beating the Leat" in Tiverton, described in the article here: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Town-clerk-looking-forward-taste-ancient-leat-ceremony/story-11742290-detail/story.html<br />I went to school at Blundells School, which is mentioned in the text.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-82941335125533485022016-04-19T16:02:44.329+01:002016-04-19T16:02:44.329+01:00I think it is great to preserve the old traditions...I think it is great to preserve the old traditions like the one you describe. I love getting up early in the morning and having a wander round the garden listening to things. Round our way you can always hear the sound of cars on the motorway (about a mile distant), but there are lots of birds too. We are lucky enough to have lots of Jays around here. They are beautiful, but very timid, unlike their raucous and aggressive cousins the Magpies. We had Bluetits nesting again in a nest-box I made last year. amazingly it was occupied almost immediately after I put it up.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-81181026176352481492016-04-19T14:30:25.805+01:002016-04-19T14:30:25.805+01:00What happened if there were disagreements about th...What happened if there were disagreements about the parish boundaries? Some beating of heads? I would love to have a bird song identification trip. I know some, but so many are a mystery to me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-41239454924872954742016-04-19T14:25:52.716+01:002016-04-19T14:25:52.716+01:00Dear Sarah - I love your early morning misty photo...Dear Sarah - I love your early morning misty photos, that is the time to awake up, get out, and take photographs.<br />Your Town Crier looks a very jolly fellow.<br />When we lived in Northumberland Beating the Bounds happened on horse back rather than in boats.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-35427192742673758142016-04-19T13:57:38.205+01:002016-04-19T13:57:38.205+01:00I hadnt heard of Bridport's beating the bounds...I hadnt heard of Bridport's beating the bounds before. When I lived in Poole many years ago they used to beat the bounds, partly by sea I think. Your views of Bridport from the surrounding hills are very good, I havent seen the town from that vantage point.Philip Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270337174345527565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-75612599392140271682016-04-19T12:28:57.181+01:002016-04-19T12:28:57.181+01:00Dear Sarah,
our swallows came back on the 4th of A...Dear Sarah,<br />our swallows came back on the 4th of April. Very early this year. We also hear the woodpecker, they work in the neighbourhood. Very, very early in the morning sometimes we can hear the nightingale. The sound of nature is amazing.<br /><br />Great week for you my friend Sarah, hugs Barbara<br /><br />PS:<br />What´s going on in the garden. Well, April is a great month!Countrylovershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645936014233061104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-73972252939866971552016-04-19T08:46:10.009+01:002016-04-19T08:46:10.009+01:00Oh yes, we hear the cuckoo and a lot of birds. Our...Oh yes, we hear the cuckoo and a lot of birds. Our house is at the woodside, very windy and sometimes wet. Not easy for gardening. First I must look, what boundary means ;)<br /><br />SigrunSigrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796073231312479793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-72209341002672863512016-04-19T08:21:34.566+01:002016-04-19T08:21:34.566+01:00What a fascinating post. I have heard of the custo...What a fascinating post. I have heard of the custom but it must have been great fun to join in. You really are a morning person to get up early to hear the dawn chorus. I like to listen from my bed! Saw a hare belt across a field the other day. We don't have them in Jersey so it was a very special sight. B X Coastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-69835989187555045882016-04-19T07:36:45.487+01:002016-04-19T07:36:45.487+01:00I love dropping in for my "English" fix!...I love dropping in for my "English" fix!Art and Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070124859845536964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-11722334498796388212016-04-19T06:46:45.302+01:002016-04-19T06:46:45.302+01:00Your photo of the town is amazing!! I am trying to...Your photo of the town is amazing!! I am trying to think which hill you might be up?! Looking forward to being back in July, roll on Summer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264623180880303227noreply@blogger.com