Hey up folks, no it's no what you think, an aerial shot of Utch but the sunrise seen from the viewpoint at Poxey this mornin'. I called in on the way to Utch to check for Lrp's, still no sign. Last year we'd had two by the 21st.
Yet another rapid tour this mornin' due to a family christenin' at 1100am. Chiff's have doubled since Friday with 2 now present! The only new bird in today was a single Little Grebe. Upto 5 Skylarks were singin' as well as a single Meadow Pipit in fields by the Dove.
Little Grebe 1, Great-crested Grebe 2, Goosander 4, Eurasian Wigeon 4, Eurasian Teal 2, Gadwall 2, Common Shelduck 3, Common Snipe 3, Green Sand' 2, Oyst' 4, Lappy 1, LRP 3, Chiffchaff 2.
After leavin' Utch it was time to head for the christenin' which isn't exactly my ideal way to spend the best part of a sunday and despite havin' a right good sulk I still ended up goin'. Little did i know that i would soon be fillin' in a near miss form at the church after havin' a close shave with a septuagenarian vampire!!!
Not bein' the least bit religious means i find these church services a bit of a drag but i managed to entertain myself by studyin' the stained glass windows. You've got to give it to those old glaziers(not the Man U ones) they were bloody good but they did get the colour of Foxglove leaves wrong!!! Anyway, everything was ok until we got to the part of the service where everybody hugs each other. As usual I was playin' the fool and huggin' and shakin' for all i was worth,then i got a tap on the shoulder. I turned round and all I heard was "come here you" as the owd vamp' lunged towards me with gums bared. Quick as a flash i gave her the sign of the cross and she backed off straight away screamin' "oh he's terrible, i'll get him".
Guess who i had to sit next to at the reception, yep "Owd Gums"!
Back home later than planned I just had time for a quick check of Blake Hall to see if Bernie the Brent was still around, which he was as he fed with his Canadian cousins on the bottom pool.
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