Welney, 26/01/08, Simeon and James

The plan was to do the Big Garden Birdwatch in the morning, Simeon would then do the Sluice whilst I went to Wisbech for a hockey match, and then we would race to Welney and refind the American Golden Plover. It didn't work out quite as well as we had hoped.

The Big Garden Birdwatch was a success, though we were annoyed that the rules wouldn't allow us to count Buzzard! Simeon's Sluice trip was somewhat mundane as the flood pools had dried up (last weekend they successfully managed to steal nearly all of Welney's waders). I lost 4-0 to Stamford and our coach didn't even turn up!

Once we reached Welney Simeon decided he wanted to leave, partly because there were no plovers, but also because he hadn't done some vital shopping. I managed to convince him to stay, possibly aided by the fact that Simeon can't drive yet, until a multitude of Golden Plover began to pour in. They were incredibly annoying and we had to leave before they landed. At least Simeon got to the shops in time!