Thursday, December 28, 2006

Thursday December 28th

Bright, but watery sunshine this morning. The tide was coming in, pushing a large flock of gulls up the mudbank. No raptors during my short stay. I feel I should do/say more now that I'm a member of the RSPB! Signed up by Joanna, Chris, Joseph and William as a Christmas present.

Sunday, December 24, 2006

Christmas Eve

A cold and gray morning, but since I have not ventured out for a rise for nearly a week, this was necessary exercise. I have not seen the peregrines for a couple of weeks at least, yet they must feed themselves in this weather? Other birds were out on the Downs feeding, there were three separate groups of black-headed gulls, apart from a large mixed group of crows, jackdaws, rooks and herring gulls.
Sometimes the Downs depress me greatly from the amount of rubbish that is jettisoned from cars and people eating pizza, drinking beer or other activities (there was an unused condom in the gutter today). However I have not seen a vandalised car until now. The car was by Sea Walls with its windows broken and the boot wrenched up - what story is behind this? Myself, joggers and other cyclists and car owners passed by on the other side, probably trying to ignore it.