11th February Ornithlogist hope hype is justified


Ornithologists across the world are getting their feathers in a right old rustle in preparation for a once in a lifetime occurance ITV have been pushing relentlessly for the past month. 

It is an event that is managing to attract the attention of some of the worlds biggest celebrities with Taylor Swift, a well respected twitcher, reported to be breaking her Japanese tour to fly in in a hope of catching a glimpse of the 'Superb Owl' that may or may not have featured in the Harry Potter films

An annual event, this is in fact the 58th time that the migrating 'Superb Owl' has been seen, but only ever in the United States and perhaps surprisingly never before in Las Vegas. 

Previous attendees have warned that the spectacular 'Superb Owl' will last for so long that a special 20 minutes entertainment break, with a singer unknown outside the USA trying to sing a verse from every song in their back catalogue.

 At the time of going to press Grace Under Pressure is unable to confirm whether, as in previous years any 'tits' will be seen this year, but we can live in hope.



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