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In the morning Jan and I walked the few yards to a hide (above) overlooking the flooded gravel pits which now comprise Kingsbury Water Park. A pair of binoculars would have been useful - I could just about make out a swan!
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If I didn't see many birds I certainly heard them. The dawn chorus came through loud and clear while I was lying in bed. I think I fell asleep trying to distinguish the species.
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2 comments:
That's a nice spot -- although it always seems odd to have a motorway running through the middle of a nature reserve!
Motorway noise drowned out by birdsong!
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