Water Feature Update

 Starting with a recent Firecrest pic, because it's nicer as the headline photo than a muddy pool.

Anyway, as a follow up to yesterday, found out this morning what's going on with the pools on the north edge of the golf course. Got chatting to one of the contractors and it seems the plan is to set something up whereby the golf club can use the water in the (spring-fed) pools for watering greens, etc during dry spells, but this first means extending the deepest bit to where they can pump it (or something like that, I may have glazed over after a bit of technical talk). Which I guess is all very good for the environment (although probably their water bill is their main concern). And also offers the possibility of a little late summer mud, which is welcome. So remaining positive about it.

For the time being, however, the first pool looks like this:

Unsurprisingly, the Little Grebe has decided enough is enough and there was no sign of the Kingfisher.

The other pool is a little lower, to be expected as it is fed by the first, but at least will be spared the Somme look.

Otherwise this morning, all quiet on the whole. A female Teal was with the Wigeon on the other pools, a couple of Egyptian Geese flew east, and only three Purple Sandpipers could be seen on those rocks that I checked.