Thursday 14th July (Bastille Day, Swifts and The Tour)


Mr. Kite looked out of his bedroom window into a blue sunny sky. This was unusual in an English Summer. With a busy day ahead Mr. Kite could only bird-watch in his garden.

Enjoying a coffee in the back-garden Mr. Kite watched hundreds of Swifts flying quickly around the sky. Some Swifts were high, some low and some in groups. All the birds flew in a confined area of the sky. Now this lead Mr. Kite to wonder; how many Swifts are there over Shrewsbury, and how many Swifts migrated to Britain this year?

After working throughout the morning Mr. Kite settled in his chair to watch The Tour on Bastille Day. Two years ago Mr. Kite watched The Tour on Bastille Day outside Lourdes when the competitors also rode up the Col de Tourmelet. Now Bastille Day is a great day to watch The Tour because the spectators eat, drink and party before and after the race. So as a second best Mr. Kite sat in his living room and enjoyed The Stage.

In the evening Mr. Kite watched the Swifts flying over his back-garden and still had the same questions as he pondered over his cup of Tetley tea. Cheers to all those Swifts; soon to be returning back to where they came from.