Sunday 20th March (A Ploughman's Lunch)


Mr. Kite looked out of his bedroom window onto a cloudy morning. The trees were still bare and a pair of Wood Pigeons sat on a branch in one of the trees. Now Mr. Kite has researched trees because he wanted to identify the species of trees that he looks out onto. Mr. Kite believes they are Lime trees. Mr. Kite sat at home and read the paper until the rain showers stopped.

At midday Mr. Kite mounted The Beast and cycled along the country lanes bird-watching. There was not a great deal to watch on this grey Spring day but Mr. Kite saw the usual birds on Berrington Pool, Venus Pool and in Attingham Park.

Mr. Kite then went to The Mire where Shelducks were dominating a small island. Today this pool was also quiet. Now Mr. Kite cycled back towards home and near Upton Magna watched a farmer ploughing the field into neat straight lines. With the 'earth moving' it was an opportunity for a group of Lesser Black-backed Gulls to enjoy the picking of a 'Ploughman's Lunch'. Now that the plough had turned the soil over to expose the 'fruits of the earth'; these large white-headed gulls with their red-spotted bill and bright yellow legs were having a 'Ploughman's Lunch' special composing fresh Spring worms and grubs.

Mr. Kite returned home to enjoy a tipple of Lindemans Kriek Belgian Cherry Beer. Good health and cheers from Mr. Kite and a colony of well fed gulls.