Seeing Double

The hand of Noah was evident at Inner Marsh Farm last night as the birds appeared two-by-two. And, with the Environment Agency postulating that 1/6 of Britain could be at risk of serious flooding due to climate change, even an Arc or two might come in handy!

Climatic change now seems to dominate the entire ‘green debate’ to the expense of equally important issues such as habitat destruction, unsustainability and over-population. It is also spurious to attribute the increased risk of flooding to a rise in temperatures, when the increasing amount of concrete and the meddling with waterways are crucial factors too.

A brace of Spoonbills feeding on the Border Pool were the highlight of the evening and they were joined by two Spotted Redshanks, a pair of Oystercatchers and a duet of Redshank on the hide pool.

In other news, the Little Tern colony at Gronant seems to be doing well with around one hundred and twenty nests marked. Fingers crossed for a good breeding season.

Until later.