Once again correct Gavin. What a surprise to see you in the winners enclosure yet again! .....are you sure you're not in employment as the Telegraph crossword compiler?
Cheers,
Bill.
Gavin Delaney said
Sat Jan 22 5:16 PM, 2011
at the risk of being barred....
Chough
Bill Myerscough said
Sat Jan 22 3:51 PM, 2011
Only a single bird related clue in todays Telegraph crossword.
4 down - Bird with mild ailment taking in hospital (6)
As usual, no prizes for the first correct answer.
Now all I need are the answers for the other 27 clues!!
Cheers,
Bill.
Gavin Delaney said
Tue Jan 18 2:21 PM, 2011
well, it is good that there is one "competition" on this forum that I have an outside chance of getting within a country mile of a correct answer.....
Bill Myerscough said
Mon Jan 17 4:17 PM, 2011
Good stuff Gavin. I think I'm right in saying that is the second time you have "won" and walked off with all the glory! I might have to consider barring you from future entry, to give the others a chance!
Cheers,
Bill.
Gavin Delaney said
Mon Jan 17 4:05 PM, 2011
Pheasant
Peregrine Falcon
I think....
Bill Myerscough said
Mon Jan 17 7:37 AM, 2011
17th January.
Yet another 2 bird related crossword clues in this Saturdays (15/1) Telegraph Prize Crossword.
19 across - Hick cuddling hot bird (8)
22 across - New place in green for bird (9,6)
Once again, I'm afraid my generosity doesn't stretch to any prizes for the first correct answers to both clues, you'll just have the satisfaction of knowing that you may now be more likely to make into MENSA than DENSA.
Cheers,
Bill.
-- Edited by Bill Myerscough on Monday 17th of January 2011 07:39:19 AM
Mike Chorley said
Fri Jul 2 10:12 PM, 2010
Matt Potter wrote:
Mike Chorley wrote:
John Rayner wrote:
Mark Rigby wrote:
Welcome to the GM bird quiz.
Ready for the first question-fingers on Buzzards
Too late Mark,
'Have I got Newts for You' is already running on the Manchester Wildlife Forum.
Cheers, John
You'll have to make allowances for Riggers, John, he's Universally Challenged
Mike leave Riggers alone, Dont Mock The Weak!!!
He's not weak, Matt, he'd be fine if he'd Only Connect
Oscar Coutts said
Fri Jul 2 10:20 AM, 2010
Sheffield Wednesday supporters
John Rayner said
Fri Jul 2 9:51 AM, 2010
Mark Rigby wrote:
Welcome to the GM bird quiz.
Ready for the first question-fingers on Buzzards
Before long someone is going to ask that old one - what is the commonest owl in Britain. So I might as well do it.
No, not Tawny. Teet!
Steve Suttill said
Fri Jul 2 9:45 AM, 2010
Mark Rigby wrote:
Welcome to the GM bird quiz.
Ready for the first question-fingers on Buzzards
... and this is your Redstarter for ten
Matt Potter said
Fri Jul 2 9:04 AM, 2010
Mike Chorley wrote:
John Rayner wrote:
Mark Rigby wrote:
Welcome to the GM bird quiz.
Ready for the first question-fingers on Buzzards
Too late Mark,
'Have I got Newts for You' is already running on the Manchester Wildlife Forum.
Cheers, John
You'll have to make allowances for Riggers, John, he's Universally Challenged
Mike leave Riggers alone, Dont Mock The Weak!!!
Mike Chorley said
Thu Jul 1 9:01 PM, 2010
John Rayner wrote:
Mark Rigby wrote:
Welcome to the GM bird quiz.
Ready for the first question-fingers on Buzzards
Too late Mark,
'Have I got Newts for You' is already running on the Manchester Wildlife Forum.
Cheers, John
You'll have to make allowances for Riggers, John, he's Universally Challenged
John Rayner said
Thu Jul 1 4:50 PM, 2010
Mark Rigby wrote:
Welcome to the GM bird quiz.
Ready for the first question-fingers on Buzzards
Too late Mark,
'Have I got Newts for You' is already running on the Manchester Wildlife Forum.
Cheers, John
Mark Rigby said
Thu Jul 1 4:24 PM, 2010
Welcome to the GM bird quiz.
Ready for the first question-fingers on Buzzards
Bill Myerscough said
Sun Apr 25 6:55 PM, 2010
Gavin, - yes by my reckoning - Moorhen and Jail - appear to be the correct answers.
Of course, the first species can be found across large areas of Greater Manchester. However, the second species is much more localised in its distribution, with the male of the species favouring the areas around Strangeways and Forest Bank, Pendlebury. Most unusually the female of the second species tends to stay just outside the county boundaries, with an area near Styal in Cheshire being a favoured location!
Cheers,
Bill.
Gavin Delaney said
Sun Apr 25 4:57 PM, 2010
Bill,
on that basis a re-evaluation has come up with MOORHEN , (mo, angram heron?)
that will teach me to post in haste....
G
Gavin Delaney said
Sun Apr 25 4:34 PM, 2010
ok- but am sticking with JAIL......
Bill Myerscough said
Sun Apr 25 4:10 PM, 2010
Thanks Gavin - but I'm not sure both of those answers are correct ....but there again I might be wrong!
Cheers,
Bill.
-- Edited by Bill Myerscough on Sunday 25th of April 2010 04:11:44 PM
Gavin Delaney said
Sun Apr 25 3:58 PM, 2010
BITTERN JAIL
at least that is what I filled in...
Bill Myerscough said
Sun Apr 25 3:51 PM, 2010
25th April.
Another 2 bird related crossword clues in this Saturdays (24/4) Telegraph Prize Crossword.
5 down - Bird's short time with another heron (7)
22 down - Bird to suffer after beginning of July (4)
Again no prizes for the correct answers to both clues, just the satisfaction of knowing that the brain cells are in good working order!
Cheers,
Bill.
Bill Myerscough said
Mon Mar 22 10:00 AM, 2010
John Rayner wrote:
Bill Myerscough wrote:
2 bird related crossword clues in this Saturdays Telegraph Prize Crossword.
22 across - Pig and strangely one that flies (6)
24 across - One bird or another with bit missing (4)
First person to get both answers correct gets a prize of......absolutely nothing!
Cheers,
Bill.
I'd say pigeon and tern. I presume this 'nothing' is inside a cup or trophy of some description. Where do I claim this wonderful prize?
Cheers, John
Well done John - you're way too clever for me. It took me almost 2 days to get the answer to the second clue!
Cheers,
Bill.
Matt Potter said
Mon Mar 22 9:51 AM, 2010
John Rayner wrote:
Bill Myerscough wrote:
2 bird related crossword clues in this Saturdays Telegraph Prize Crossword.
22 across - Pig and strangely one that flies (6)
24 across - One bird or another with bit missing (4)
First person to get both answers correct gets a prize of......absolutely nothing!
Cheers,
Bill.
I'd say pigeon and tern. I presume this 'nothing' is inside a cup or trophy of some description. Where do I claim this wonderful prize?
Cheers, John
I will pick it up for you next time I see Bill at Kingsway!!
John Rayner said
Mon Mar 22 9:47 AM, 2010
Bill Myerscough wrote:
2 bird related crossword clues in this Saturdays Telegraph Prize Crossword.
22 across - Pig and strangely one that flies (6)
24 across - One bird or another with bit missing (4)
First person to get both answers correct gets a prize of......absolutely nothing!
Cheers,
Bill.
I'd say pigeon and tern. I presume this 'nothing' is inside a cup or trophy of some description. Where do I claim this wonderful prize?
Cheers, John
Bill Myerscough said
Mon Mar 22 9:04 AM, 2010
2 bird related crossword clues in this Saturdays Telegraph Prize Crossword.
22 across - Pig and strangely one that flies (6)
24 across - One bird or another with bit missing (4)
First person to get both answers correct gets a prize of......absolutely nothing!
Cheers,
Bill.
Rob Thorpe said
Wed Sep 9 10:03 PM, 2009
Simon Warford wrote:
Simon, did you want to go to the east coast this autumn?
Let me know when you're going Warfy. I've never been to (sir) Elton reservoir before, but as the old Chinese proverb goes: when Warfys away there be megas aplenty
Mike Chorley said
Wed Sep 9 9:57 PM, 2009
Riggers is more Benny Hill than Harry Hill & no, I don't want to go to the east coast this autumn either
Geoff Hargreaves said
Wed Sep 9 9:54 PM, 2009
Just glad i didn,t get the collin,s out very old joke maybe but it,s the first time round for memade me chuckle after a hard days graft only retort i,ve got, is not from iceland ,skint bird 5 and 6
cheers geoff
Simon Warford said
Wed Sep 9 8:09 PM, 2009
Simon, did you want to go to the east coast this autumn?
Simon Johnson said
Wed Sep 9 8:05 PM, 2009
Have you been taking lessions from Eltons famous comedian Riggers?
Mark Rigby said
Wed Sep 9 1:10 PM, 2009
Mark Rigby wrote:
A crossword clue from a daily paper:- 16 down. A flightless bird from iceland(6,6). Answers on a postcard please :)
you have had long enough to come up with your answers. The actual answer is 'frozen turkey'. The old ones are the best!
Mark Rigby said
Wed Sep 9 12:17 AM, 2009
A crossword clue from a daily paper:- 16 down. A flightless bird from iceland(6,6). Answers on a postcard please :)
David Winnard said
Tue Sep 8 11:35 PM, 2009
Hey everyone,
just in from a pub quiz and thought i would share a question with everyone (though the answer is funnier!)
"What is the smallest bird in Britain?"
Answer - Hummingbird!!!!
Don't think i shall be doing the pub quiz there again! Unless Elton can produce something, but my bet would be Castleshaw
Dave
-- Edited by David Winnard on Tuesday 8th of September 2009 11:36:12 PM
Cheers,
Bill.
Chough
4 down - Bird with mild ailment taking in hospital (6)
As usual, no prizes
Now all I need are the answers for the other 27 clues!!
Cheers,
Bill.
Cheers,
Bill.
Peregrine Falcon
I think....
Yet another 2 bird related crossword clues in this Saturdays (15/1) Telegraph Prize Crossword.
19 across - Hick cuddling hot bird (8)
22 across - New place in green for bird (9,6)
Once again, I'm afraid my generosity doesn't stretch to any prizes for the first correct answers to both clues, you'll just have the satisfaction of knowing that you may now be more likely to make into MENSA than DENSA.
Cheers,
Bill.
-- Edited by Bill Myerscough on Monday 17th of January 2011 07:39:19 AM
He's not weak, Matt, he'd be fine if he'd Only Connect
Before long someone is going to ask that old one - what is the commonest owl in Britain. So I might as well do it.
No, not Tawny. Teet!
... and this is your Redstarter for ten
Mike leave Riggers alone, Dont Mock The Weak!!!
You'll have to make allowances for Riggers, John, he's Universally Challenged
Too late Mark,
'Have I got Newts for You' is already running on the Manchester Wildlife Forum.
Cheers, John
Ready for the first question-fingers on Buzzards
Of course, the first species can be found across large areas of Greater Manchester. However, the second species is much more localised in its distribution, with the male of the species favouring the areas around Strangeways and Forest Bank, Pendlebury. Most unusually the female of the second species tends to stay just outside the county boundaries, with an area near Styal in Cheshire being a favoured location!
Cheers,
Bill.
on that basis a re-evaluation has come up with MOORHEN , (mo, angram heron?)
that will teach me to post in haste....
G
Cheers,
Bill.
-- Edited by Bill Myerscough on Sunday 25th of April 2010 04:11:44 PM
JAIL
at least that is what I filled in...
Another 2 bird related crossword clues in this Saturdays (24/4) Telegraph Prize Crossword.
5 down - Bird's short time with another heron (7)
22 down - Bird to suffer after beginning of July (4)
Again no prizes for the correct answers to both clues, just the satisfaction of knowing that the brain cells are in good working order!
Cheers,
Bill.
Well done John
Cheers,
Bill.
I will pick it up for you next time I see Bill at Kingsway!!
I'd say pigeon and tern. I presume this 'nothing' is inside a cup or trophy of some description. Where do I claim this wonderful prize?
Cheers, John
22 across - Pig and strangely one that flies (6)
24 across - One bird or another with bit missing (4)
First person to get both answers correct gets a prize of......absolutely nothing!
Cheers,
Bill.
Let me know when you're going Warfy. I've never been to (sir) Elton reservoir before, but as the old Chinese proverb goes: when Warfys away there be megas aplenty
cheers geoff
just in from a pub quiz and thought i would share a question with everyone (though the answer is funnier!
"What is the smallest bird in Britain?"
Answer - Hummingbird!!!!
Don't think i shall be doing the pub quiz there again! Unless Elton can produce something, but my bet would be Castleshaw
Dave
-- Edited by David Winnard on Tuesday 8th of September 2009 11:36:12 PM