Wednesday 1st February (A New Day, A New Month, A New Start)


Mr. Kite looked out of his bedroom window into a sunny blue sky. Feeling better than recently Mr. Kite was making plans so he rang his birding companion who agreed to a 'gentle walk along the river'.

Towards the River


The Incapacitants walked past houses towards the river as the sun warmed and the wind chilled. House sparrows, starlings and the usual birds spotted. Plants still had plenty of berries and the buds on the shrubs were looking like buds promising to burst into life.

Along the River


The fields were solid with a ground frost. On the river a large group of goosander went up and down the river whilst the mallards preferred to sit on the bank, Overhead redwings, fieldfares and a song thrush flew over. In a willow a pair of reed buntings flitted around. The male having a bright black and white head. Soon wrens and finches were spotted.

A Brief Interlude at the Lagoon


Deviating from the river bank The Incapacitants dropped into the lagoon; not literately, to see the sights. The water was frozen with a thin layer of ice where a group of teal sat. Black-headed gulls flews over the water and a grey heron fed in the water on the far side by the reeds. A bird appeared near the heron looking like a water rail but soon went to the safety of the golden reeds.

Back to the River


Strolling along the sunny riverbank The Incapacitants watched common buzzards overhead. To cut a long story short they spotted thirty species and Mr. Kite won with his guestimate of thirty two. Following a good day out mr. Kite enjoyed a tipple of Tetley tea. Cheers.