Sad news indeed John - I was on a BirdLife outing today when the news came
through and everyone who knew him had fond recollections of his great skill
- and more importantly his willingness to share his knowledge with
everyone. We will all miss him
Dave
On 19 June 2013 07:52, John Barkla <> wrote:
> I wish to advise the birding community that in the early hours of this
> morning Fred Smith died peacefully in his sleep. Having reached ninety in
> March, Fred suffered a major stroke yesterday and did not re-awake. As
> many
> would be aware, he was amongst the best field observers of his generation
> and it was my very great pleasure to bird with him on a regular basis for
> more than forty years. I will miss his gentle sense of humour and will
> retain some wonderful memories of our times together with the birds.
>
>
>
> John Barkla
>
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