On Saturday, we returned from a one-week break at Martham. The weather was mostly bright and sunny but the persistently cold wind from all directions kept the 'T' shirts in the suitcase.
For the second time in my memory there has been an outbreak of the toxicity producing prymnesium at Hickling Broad which resulted in the removal of 600,000 live fish from Hickling to Potter Heigham by the Broads Authority. The day before we arrived, some 2,000 dead fish were removed from the boatyard just 100 yards away. As the temperatures start to rise this week, there will be one unholy stench from various parts of the River Thurne, I would expect. Dead Pike of around 8-12 Ibs were seen drifting past on several occasions. I would like to return on a fishing trip around September but there is no way of knowing, just yet, how much the fishing will be affected. Maybe a temporary ban on fishing will be imposed until the disease is eradicated.
The birding was fairly good but offshore winds and late arrival of warblers, due to the cold weather, was something of a disappointment.
Sunsets and occasional showers gave us opportunities for some dramatic pictures, including these.
'Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant.'
