Kinver Canal

We took the opportunity to go for a walk from Kinver (The Vine) for an amble along the canal, with the canal on our left and the River Stour on our right, there are plenty of benches along the route, so we made use of these for our obligatory coffee stops and open air hides.

Probably due to the mornings murky weather it was very quiet, birding wise, but there was some decent afternoon sunshine making it a very pleasant walk,

with the promise of a really good Beef & Horseradish Baguette and a pint of Enville Ale (and a fruit based drink for the lady, to borrow a catch phrase from a certain comedian) at the Vine on our return.

This time I had charged the battery for my camera, however due to the lack of birds, photo opportunities were few and far between. I did manage a couple of shots:
Long-tailed Tit,

 a well camouflaged Grey Wagtail

 and a young Heron.

There were plenty of Jays about today, but none stayed still long enough for a photo. The area were we usually see Treecreeper and Nuthatch were empty, so really apart from the above it was only common birds including a very distant sighting of a Buzzard.

Even the sewage works was quiet, with just a Robin and Blue Tits about. We did manage 19 species in all, plus the baguette was excellent!