A nature blog today! Had a lovely morning doing the monthly bird survey out by the river. Several highlights but I was fortunate to be close to the River as the Bore came up. I heard it roaring first of all and then watched it. I had never seen it from that area before (almost in line with Splatt Bridge) and I had forgotten how magical the Bore is. Saw a good number of birds including my first Stonechats for a while and the Snipe were back in the reed bed.

I did my usual voluntary Bird watching at Wick Court on Tuesday with some delightful children who bubbled with enthusiasm. They were rewarded by good views of the Little Owl, Long Tailed Tits and a Nuthatch. The school saw 26 species altogether.

Finally we had a wonderful Book Club meal last night. The book we are discussing next month is A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. This gave us plenty of scope for our culinary skills. I think we excelled ourselves last night!