A longish cycle ride (35km) today, partly along Morton’s Leam, a medieval irrigation channel east of Peterborough centre.
Three cranes near Bassenhally were the highlight. These birds can be difficult to see at this time of year with the tall vegetation but these were in the open. On a warm June early afternoon, the Nene washes can seem a bit quiet. The best tactic I find, is just to wait until a passing marsh harrier triggers a mobbing flight. Suddenly the washes fill with previously invisible lapwing, redshank and snipe.
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