We parked in front of a feeder in the Greylake RSPB reserve car park and watched the birds until it stopped raining. Then we walked on the trail through the reedbeds and sat in the hide. The sun came out. There were lots of ducks, some buzzards perched on fence posts drying out their wings, …
We were not expecting to see much when we arrived late afternoon at Ham Wall. It was overcast, windy, and starting to rain. However, small flocks of starlings were arriving at the same time as we were. A great egret flew past, and a young heron came very close, seemingly oblivious to our presence on …
We walked from home across the Downs to the peregrine look-out point. On the way we saw a dead crow. No peregrines, but a few photographers with long lenses, and climbers at the top of the gorge. Some long-tailed tits. We had lunch in the Mall pub in Clifton. On the way back we passed …