Today is our wedding anniversary, and plans were afoot. Then I heard that a Spotted Sandpiper had turned up at Upton Warren. Nineteen years ago we had almost completed the drive home from our honeymoon on Skye, when I popped the question. Do you mind if we stop at Marsh Lane Gravel Pit so that I can see a Spotted Sandpiper? Thirty minutes later I returned to the car the ask for more time to see it!
Lyn is a very understanding woman. She raised no more than her eyebrows when I suggested a small delay to our plans this morning.
So I went, got the last but one space in the carpark, and saw the bird. It was an absolute cracker.
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So that's a Worcestershire tick as well as an Upton Warren one. Both lists are pretty much defunct. My last visit to Upton Warren was to twitch the Bonaparte's Gull during covid.
A quick scan across the Moors Pool revealed a plethora of birds including Pochard, Teal, Avocets and Oystercatchers.
It's a different world to the one I have chosen to inhabit, but I can still visit from time to time.
Belated anniversary congratulations 🥂🎉
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike, and thanks again for the call.
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