An interesting few days......

Been a few days since i Posted a Blog Entry,been busy with work as its leading up to Christmas,my first Christmas working by myself for Direct Car Services.Today i have been down in Brighton to see my Sister,Brother in Law and Nephew Jake,went down with My Mum,Dad,Auntie Barbara,Alice and the Nipper who spent most of the day causing all sorts of Aggro in the Brother in Laws boozer.We had a nice slap up christmas meal,my dad got plastered and was irritating and i was sober and drove.A good day with good food,happy day and i also got to see the Starling roost at the Old Pier in Brighton,along with a Peregrine who was stalking them and way out a couple of Common Scoters wizzed by,apart from that not much else to report as it was raining and for the most part miserable but at least it looks like its cleared the Very cold weather we have been having which was causing all sorts of problems for us drivers.
Yesterday i popped out with Carl & darren for a few beers in the Afternoon before heading down the Football Club as i was quizmaster at the AFC Hornchurch Christmas Quiz night.I smashed it basically,provided a hardish quiz and my mum and dad didn't win,happy days.
Saturday saw AFC Hornchurch continue their fine form of late with a 2-1 win over Aveley at the Bridge,we are still 3rd but 4 points behind the leaders Billericay with a game in hand and we have to play them next on the 27th.Should be a good game and if we can win it will put us in a good position for the Run in in the second half of the season.I booked my Train Ticket to Grimsby last night £41.00,going at 8.30am on the morning of the match (14th January) getting to grimsby at 11.50am for beer and fish and chips,should be a good day out in all honesty.
On the Birdwatching front,i have no more trips planned before the New year and have more or less resigned myself to the fact that my year list will remain at 227 which is dissapointing but 20 more than last year.It is only dissapointing as i was on 210 in june and only managed to add another 17 in the last 6 months but this is mainly due to not really having time for Birding.Next year,i should be able to get out a bit in January/February as its a quiet time for the airport runs,will see how we get on........