Sunday 16th May
Won't harp on too much about my FA Cup final sourjourn yesterday but needless to say was very proud of the team and Avram Grant. They could possibly have been 5-0 at half time but for David James and the woodwork but they weren't. The longer the game went on the better the chance we had and if it weren't for a soft penalty miss/save we could have done it - we did Tottingham in the same manner. But it wasn't to be, with heads held high we returned home safe in the knowledge that the fans won the day, Avram won the day and the players didn't let us down (apart from Boateng!) God knows what the future will bring.
Haven't done much in the way of birding recently. Last week of April, which was fantastic weather-wise, got me up Old Winchester Hill to see my first red kite of the year as well as yellowhammer and finally swift (April 29th). Many had been seen in the county and along the south coast but mainly in small groups. Swallows back in Droxford mid April.
Came out of work on May 5th to see swifts swooping all around. Got back to Southsea to find our swifts around too....closely monitored by a peregrine falcon. Needless to say the weather has been cold since and now very wet. Poor birds. Haven't seen them much guess they are high up or back on the continent for some warmer weather for a bit.
Most of the New Forest Sloe Gin has been bottled up from last October and is tasting good. Will take a wee bit on bike ride to Exeter.
Bike ride to Exeter is just about sorted. Route has been experly organised and data entered into GPS, campsites booked (using the blag 'It's for charity' to get privileges reference campsites now means some of us are now doing it for charity, namely Naomi House)
Rack and panniers work really well and kit is sorted. Doing a bit of training but nothing will prepare us for the ups and downs of the Dorset coast. Hopefully headwinds will be minimal.
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