It was around 09.30 hrs that I parked the van at the entrance to Grove Ferry NNR where Bruno and I were going for our morning walk. The reserve was deserted, although Martin W's car was also parked up at the same gateway. I'd said, yesterday, that we'd do the circuit yet had absolutely no idea about the state of the footpaths which traverse this magnificent reserve. Utter chaos, muddy and flooded, for much of the route so we did well to get as far as the Marsh Hide. On opening the door, it was a lovely surprise to see Ben Ring already in position. We first met when I moved to Ash in August 1993 and it was really nice to sit and have a catch up whilst keeping an eye on the surrounding area.
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| Walking back towards Harrison's Drove, from the Marsh Hide, this Water Rail was feeding out on the footpath |
Under no circumstances were we able to complete the full circuit, given the state of the footpaths, so headed back to the van along the same route as we'd already walked. To be fair, I'm not sure that the full circuit distance is realistic for such a small dog? I'm sure I'll know better when the weather improves. There were quite a few birds to look at, along the way, although I failed to add anything to my year list. We did spend a few minutes in the David Feast Hide where I managed to grab a few shots of a female Marsh Harrier hunting over the reedbed.
I'm not sure where we'll go tomorrow, but am hopeful that I can get out with the rods on Friday?
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