Friday 1st June (The Spadgers Join Mr. Kite for Tea)


Mr. Kite looked out of The Joint window into a clear blue sky. A black redstart was singing from a tree.

Today Mr. Kite and His Lady travelled to Segovia. On the way they stopped to watch black kites, red kites and a booted eagle.

In the late afternoon Mr. Kite sat down for tea. Starters were a salad with sherry vinegar dressing from Jerez. The main course was aubergine and red peppers in a rich tomato sauce and mashed potatoes. Lots of Spanish bread and butter was on hand.

As soon as the food was placed on the table dozens of spanish house sparrows joined Mr. Kite and His Lady for tea. When the bread was broken the crumbs were soon eaten by the foragers. Enjoying the quality of the picking some house sparrows soon sat on the table picking at the morsels that had dropped from the serving spoons.

Their manners were very good for the first time with Mr. Kite and His Lady. There was not too much squabbling and they did not talk with their mouths full. With water on hand they seemed to enjoy the meal and ate until the last crumb was gone.

Now the house sparrow is a very attractive bird when studied closely; as are all birds. A nice greyish head with tinges of white and a streaked back of brown, black and white.

Mr. Kite enjoyed a tipple of Mahou Classica. Cheers and good health to all those chirpy house sparrows.