Tuesday 25th October (A Wet Pavement)


Mr. Kite looked out of his bedroom window to see a wet pavement. Now this might not seem that unusual in 'wet old Blighty' but recently wet rain has been scarce. Hardly a drop has fallen from those grey clouds for months. The fields are dry and arid and the pools are baked mud. Mr. Kite is not pleased, although the farmers are. Mr. Kite prefers to wear scorching sunny sandals rather than wet weather wellies.

Now Mr. Kite is a campaigner; not a camp pain er. His recent campaign against game birds might not sound like the actions of a birdwatcher and conservationist but there are too many pheasants and red-legged partridge being released in Shropshire. So today Mr. Kite received a letter from his M.P.; well done Daniel. So the next stage is to write to James Paice, Minister of State at DEFRA.

Mr. Kite wrote a letter to James Paice asking him questions about the release of non-native invasive birds into the local environment. Mr. Kite does not believe that the countryside should be filled with non-native intrusive and invasive game birds; common pheasants are for Asia and red-legged partridge for France.

In the late afternoon Mr. Kite had a trip to Monkmoor Lagoon. To cut a long story short; four mute swans, four mallards, two moorhens and a grey heron were the only birds on the lagoon. At dusk Mr. Kite returned home for a tipple of Thwaites Tavern Porter; cheers from Mr. Kite.