Some bird news from work today!
No less than 6 [yes, 6!] Little Grebes on the river this morning. Well worth putting up with the sideways drizzle while we played 'count the Grebes' - yes we're that daft - and nobody was within 2 when they finally all were on the surface at once. At lunchtime a Kingfisher flew upriver and perched on 'Gramps' again. It [or they] like doing that - perhaps because his roof is blue. 'Gramps', I should add, is a motorboat that is a near permanent resident to the riverside [This being Totnes, I have to make it clear.. ;) ].
The Baltic Wharf dockyards that the money-grubbing land-destroying developer-leeches want to demolish- er, sorry, 'revive' with houses and shops [but no jobs to speak of, of course] were utterly derelict and.. no wait, they are actually stuffed full of boats, with a healthy turnover, and are clearly doing very well as they are, thank you very much. Not that that will save them [buildings can't do funny handshakes, after all...] [Allegedly]
Also, still no confirmed sign of Derek the Danish BHG this week - not to say he isn't still about; quite a few have taken to sitting behind a kerb where you can't see their legs, the pesky little blighters!
Finally, I see the sad news that someone has finally discovered the identity of the Reservoir Cats - the resulting blackmail causing them to cease blogging and bring out a hasty book to try to raise the cash necessary to save their pelts from the wrath of [[Those Who Must Remain Nameless for Legal Reasons]] upon their public naming... ;)
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