Emergency gull
After a busy morning at home I decided to ignore a dubious weather forecast and risk a trip to the owl field. The further south I went the better the light got and the more my spirits lifted, right until … Continued
Gull crazy
R and I went to Stratford this morning to run some errands. Part of the path along the south side of the river, between Stratford Lock and Lucy’s Mill Bridge, is under water following Thursday’s downpour, though the “tide line” … Continued
Laughing gull
The number of black-headed gulls along the Stratford stretch of the Avon has plummeted over the last couple of weeks, as birds take themselves off to their breeding grounds. The RSPB estimate a breeding population in the UK of around … Continued
Crazy waving
R and I had lunch in Stratford today, ran some errands, and walked quite a lot of riverbank. There were a few redwings digging up the rec’ for worms, and a couple of pied wagtails flitting chattily along the south … Continued
