Bill Oddie and Tidings of Joy

One of the rumours circulating at Wednesday's Anais Mitchell gig, was that Bill Oddie was a big fan and was likely to turn up . He didn't, but I was reminded of it when the next morning I saw six magpies in one tree - the group name for magpies is a tidings .
The rhyme goes 
One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret,never to be told,
Eight for a wish,
Nine for a kiss,
Ten for a bird you must not miss.


Am still waiting for the gold to turn up
On today's run, I saw ten magpies in a tree - so what is this bird I must not miss ?


Will leave you with another of our favourite bird experts, Chris Packham, busy preening 
himself before entering the London Art Fair in January.