I saw a Kingfisher!
I can’t tell you how excited and delighted I am, having just watched a Kingfisher darting across our pond here at Boswell Farm.
I had been out walking Star on this glorious late-summer evening, and it was the high piping call that alerted me that one was near by. Very distinctive.
And suddenly there it was, moving so fast – a blue and orange flash of colour skimming the top of the pond. Quite breathtaking, as I had never seen one before. And there it was again … and again!
I did know that some of the guests had seen them. The pond is a very good place for coarse fishing – we have brown trout here – and just for sitting and relaxing, so people do come and spend time here. It was in fact a guest who had told me to listen out for the Kingfisher’s call.
I was surprised at how small it was, and astounded by its speed. The RSPB website has some information on them and a recording of the birdsong – without hearing that I would never have stopped to look.
I watched for a few minutes before setting off with Star along the Snodbrook for the open fields.
It never ceases to thrill me when I come across another resident of Boswell Farm!