Sunday 16th October (Plenty of Sunshine and a Few Birds)


Mr. Kite looked out of The Joint window. The sun shone in the blue sky to the right and most of the moon shone on the left. A great start to the day. On the pool nearby black-headed gulls flew around.

So Mr. Kite cycled to Newport Wetlands. Now the Transporter Bridge was closed so Mr. Kite had to cycle around the estuary. But the estuary was full of water.

Mr. Kite reached The Wetlands just as the tide was ebbing. So sitting on a bench Mr. Kite watched the reeds in one direction and the sea on the other. To cut a long story short the reeds had stonechat, reed buntings and wrens. The sea shore had ducks of all species, gulls of many species, curlews of one species and shelduck galore. The tide ebbed quickly and birds covered the area feeding on the uncovered mud.

Then Mr. Kite cycled to Golding to see a flock of lapwings. In the sunshine Mr. Kite was happy birdwatching a few birds. After hours watching birds Mr. Kite returned to The Joint for a tipple of Shepherd Neame Spitfire. The chattering of jackdaws was as spectacular as ever and the late evening fly past of canadian geese ended a good day. Cheers from Mr. Kite in Wales.