Village Pond Resurrected

 Manor Farm Close houses are reflected in the reborn village pond in the old cricket field. Once a permanent feature with an infeed from the South Winterborne, it now only arises when ground water levels are above normal. The western half of the original pond has been filled in and built on as part of the Close. The second village pond, originally on Mallards Green, has also been filled in recently .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Cuckoo.

 The latest BTO bulletin on my sponsored cuckoo, and one of his companions.

    Cuach Torc.

 

  Over the last week or so Cuach Torc flew 260km (160 miles) north-west from his last location, towards the border between the Republic of Congo and DRC. He has since flown a further 135km (84 miles) east, deeper into DRC and is close to the Busira River approximately 10 miles north-east of the town of Ingende. Cuckoo Joe is also close to the Busira River, some 30 miles upstream as the crow (or Cuckoo) flies of Torc