Well, due to rain stopping play, my plans for a Grand New Year’s Day Recording Spree went completely out of the window, and all I managed for the day were the resident House Sparrows (merrily munching their way through fatballs and seed) and Herring Gulls (yelling from the rooftops in their own inimitable way) – oh, and a lone earwig that surprised us by crawling out of a cardboard box. Not much of a start, I know, but today is another day, and no sooner is breakfast out of the way, then we’re off, soup in flask, binoculars in hand, cameras at the ready, and pens and pencils poised for action.
A quick peek out of the window this morning has revealed a modicum of blue sky, although the weather forecast suggests otherwise. Still, the torrential rain seems to have abated, so there can be no more excuses. Being January, plants and invertebrates will be thin on the ground compared to the warmer months, so the today’s emphasis will be on our feathered friends. Local bird reports suggest divers, gulls and ducks galore, plus a number of smaller species, which given my track record, will evade me completely. Still, a girl can try!
Arggh, spoke too soon – the rain is coming down in bucketloads! Hopefully it won’t last…
OK, less of this procrastination – let the recording begin!
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