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From boats to the Bullring
... which went down rather well.
After breakfast we walked over to the marina to help breakfast go down and then carried on to Birmingham, our usual car park at the bullring was full so we ended up in one a bit further round, it was quite 70's with small spaces and bad lighting, but at £4 for the day not bad as long as you can find it again.
Heading up to the Bullring, we then followed up ...
Day 12
... kind of sound and would later play a few songs with Mumford. Next was Piff the Magic Dragon. A comedian/magician, with a moonwalking dog and a pretty decent act. Then Mumford in typical Mumford style turned the Arena into modern day hoedown. The sounded absolutely amazing something the said they feared would be lost in such a big venue Around 15,000 capacity. There performance was immaculate, from the lights to the set list, they had everyone in the stadium on there ...
Wonderful Waxwings
If you asked a group of British bird watchers to name the 10 birds they'd most like to see in the UK in any given year I would expect Waxwings to feature in most of those lists.
These exotic looking birds with their velvety plumage, unlikely crests and tails dipped in yellow gloss paint are not uncommon and when they are around they can be very easy to see indeed, but they have a special quality that makes them particularly sought after. Some years they ...
Final thoughts
... thing - but even I recognise the design skills of Kubla Khan! There were several fishermen down on the beach and they netted hundreds of what looked like sardines - but then we're not knowledgable fishermen. The fish stalls are remarkable! Note the large fish with diminutive cat lying asleep! Photo at bottom of entry - editing skills failed me - J
The pavements and streets are populated by goats of all sizes - they look remarkably healthy given that they ...
Hail to the Bunting
... horizon looking quite sharp through our 'scopes. There were divers, grebes, auks and gulls off shore in good numbers and we found a couple of Little Gulls to add to our year lists. More exciting was our second skua of the day which was close in and easily identified as a Pomarine (the first had been a probable Arctic).
After watching for 30 minutes or so I took the two minute walk to the nearby café to get some coffees and cakes for us to warm our hands up ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Business Services
- Wheelchair accessibility