The weather remains pretty dire with rain and dampness everywhere and some strong winds also. Today is relatively still though and although the sky is grey there is no rain forecast so perhaps a longer bike ride is in order as opposed to the the brief sallies of the last few days.
All the rivers are in flood and I can't remember the Bonnieure or the Son-Sonnette flowing so strongly. The Tardoir which had a dry river bed near here when I last saw it a month ago, now shows itself as an extensive lake near Fougere.
It's far too early of course for migrant waterfowl to be making use of these conditions but a pair of Cetti's warblers provided an interesting distraction yesterday at Valence bridge. I have heard (and occasionally seen) them on many occasions along this river but they were very elusive in 2015. Much of the waterside vegetation which is their habitat seems to be under water at the moment which might explain why they were showing so well as they flitted through the tops of what is still showing.
There's not much else to report except for a fine male hen harrier hunting near Ventouse.
But perhaps after today's bike ride..........?
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