As we have had a fair bit of rain recently I had a look at the river while I was in Chesham today. Water was rising from the spring by the Water Meadow car park but nothing coming down from Pednor. With a small but distinct flow under the Town Bridge I walked downstream. At Meades Water Garden (a landscaped former mill pond) the water soaked away with nothing flowing out. Its going to be a long time before we see fish at Water Lane.
Once upon a time you could find me birding on the Thames marshes almost every weekend through the winter. For various reasons I am now seldom able to travel to good birding sites. I am lucky, however, to live in the beautiful Chiltern Hills and this blog is to document the birds that I see on my own patch.