In my last Blog Post, I mentioned about George Orwell description of his Newspeak language in his classic book 1984. By removing words from the English language, the Party were able to stop the population from being able to fully express themselves. So, many words like fabulous, tremendous or amazing were replaced with the phrase Double Plus Good. I went on to provide an alternative meaning to Double Plus Good. But I finished by saying, it wasn't possible to get better than Double Plus Good in 1984. I'm having to propose the use of the phrase Double Plus Good Plus for my day.
Earlier in the morning, I had found my first two Cirl Buntings for the St Aldhelms patch. The occasional individuals are just starting to appear along the Purbeck coastline, but it remained a patch tick for myself & fellow patch watcher, Phil Saunders. Having spent about ninety minutes watching them, I decided to move on. I didn't get far before the day changed from Double Plus Good (excellent) to Double Plus Good Plus (fantastic), when I found a Yellow-browed Warbler in the Sycamores by Trev's Quarry. Yellow-browed Warblers are barely annual at St Aldhelms and this was the second of the Autumn. Even better, the first was found by Phil, while I was standing next to him. This was my first Self-found Yellow-browed Warbler at St Aldhelms, albeit I've found them in Winspit before, which is part of the wider St Aldhelms & Valleys patch.
