Sunday 17th July (The Biking Birder Rides Again)


Mr. Kite looked out of his bedroom window into a grey sky. It was raining and the weather forecast was gloomy but today Mr. Kite was taking The Beast to Polemere.


So dressed in shorts and sandals Mr. Kite set off to Polemere. Along the roads he noticed the usual common birds; Wood Pigeons, Starlings, Blackbird etc. Occasionally the drizzle turned to rain but that did not deter Mr. Kite as he pedaled through Hook-a-Gate, Annscroft and Lea Cross before reaching Polemere. Now the water level in Polemere was much lower than usual and the birds did not need to swim; they walked around upto their bellies in water. 


In the grey light the birds were dull in colour but a pair of Common Buzzards kept harassing a pair of Grey Herons that dropped in. With less water the birds were concentrated in a smaller area and now that the young fledglings were growing feeding seemed more desperate and crucial.

Mr. Kite then returned to The Dwelling via Pontesbury and country lanes stopping to watch a family of Greater Spotted Woodpeckers and listen to a Willow Tit. So Mr. Kite had an enjoyable time cycling and bird-watching and deserved his tipple of Leffe Brun. Cheers from The Bikingbirder.