Sunday 6th March (No Sparrers Guv)

Mr. Kite looked out of The Residence window to see a red double decker Uncle Gus. What he really wanted to see was a Chirpy Cheeky Cockney Sparrer or just a bird to watch. The bare tree outside the window did not have any bird life, the three, four and five storey buildings opposite did not have any bird life on the roofs and aerials and the grey sky was empty. Eventually a Wood Pigeon appeared. Birding in Hampstead is not easy.

A lunch time outing into the walled garden produced Blue Tits and a singing springtime Robin; but no Sparrers. During the afternoon Mr. Kite has kept an eye outside The Residence window, whilst in conversation and drinking tea; but still no Sparrers. Mr. Kite's hypothesis is that Sparrers are scarce in Hampstead.

Now Mr. Kite thought to himself that a Sparrer should be easy to spot. So he perched by The Residence front window and rear window for more than one hour. Mr. Kite noticed Magpies, Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Blackbird and Carrion Crows; but no Sparrers.

At six fifteen Mr. Kite called it a day. The air was still, the birds were roosting and Mr. Kite was thirsty. Looking for Sparrers in Hampstead is thirsty work. At six twenty Mr. Kite enjoyed a tipple of Fullers Bengal Lancer brewed at the Griffin Brewery Chiswick. Cheers from a very disappointed Mr. Kite who is eagerly awaiting meeting the Chirpy Cheeky Cockney Sparrer.