It is becoming increasingly obvious that the request entitled " Freezing weather for southern England until the end of February" lies forgotten and unactioned in the bottom of the burgeoning in-tray of some apathetic weather god and this is clearly the reason for the stagnation of my fledgling yearlist; another ridiculously mild day with a suitably unimpressive cache of records to complement it as follows: two Shelduck, circa 180 Common Teal, 43 Tufted Duck, two Redshank and a Chaffinch. Finally I have provided for your instruction and at no extra cost two photographs culled from the Lea Valley Regional Park bird identification boards at East India Dock Basin; now at last I know that with such meticulous attention to detail the future of the Lower lea lies in safe hands and that's a thought even more depressing than the weather.
Excellent. I wonder what they look like in non-breeding attire.
ReplyDeletehave you noticed how there only seem to be females in winter? Is this because all the males hibernate underwater?
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