March 2012 part 3

24th A walk along the river at the campsite. Daffodils are in flower along with lesser celendine daises and a  wood anenome.

2 Male mallards and a dipper flew past. Also saw blue tits, great tits, longtailed tits, chaffinch, goldfinch and a pied wagtail.
Rooks are nesting nearby their calling is loud.

The collective name for rooks is a clamor or a building.

Rooks

Raucous calling

Never ceasing, flying to and fro,

Collecting sticks

And collecting mud

Nests to build 

               High above.            

                  .P.Beach