Wednesday 8th February (February moves Forward)


Mr. Kite looked out of his bedroom window into a grey cloudy sky with hints of blue. The air was still and the birds were scarce on this cold morning. So Mr. Kite planned a birding expedition with his birding companion.

At eleven The Incapacitants were walking through Meole Village spotting all the usual common birds that were fluttering around in the sunny Siberian blast. At one point a sparrowhawk gleamed high in the sky before diving headlong into a clump of trees scattering wood pigeons in all directions.

Walking towards Sharpstone Quarry was made more interesting by tracking down a noisy bullfinch. Around the quarry area flocks of lapwing fed in the fields, linnets, goldfinches and meadow pipits flew between hedges and trees.

To cut a long story short the birding competition was a draw with over thirty species spotted. With the icy Siberian blast cooling The Incapacitants quickly it was time to go home. Mr. Kite then enjoyed a tipple of Tetley tea. Cheers to those pinkish linnets and red legged meadow pipits.