{"id":5249,"date":"2022-04-30T15:07:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T15:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2022-04-30T15:07:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T15:07:06","slug":"squeaky-bum-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5249","title":{"rendered":"Squeaky Bum Time!!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The title of course refers to football. I have all my fingers crossed hoping that the <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Mighty Hatters<\/strong><\/span> get the point we need to get into the Play Offs. Will be very nervous watching how we do at <strong>Fulham<\/strong> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>I hinted my life was busy well Thursday was relentless. Up early for our monthly Bird Survey by the River. Plenty of <strong>Swallows<\/strong> moving through and a good variety of species. We had excellent views of a <strong>Whitethroat<\/strong> and a <strong>Grasshopper Warbler<\/strong> that was singing its heart out! Picture of the <strong>Grasshopper Warbler<\/strong> below. (not my picture).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Grashopper-warbler.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5250\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Grashopper-warbler.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grashopper warbler\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Grashopper-warbler.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Grashopper-warbler.jpg?resize=350%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the survey I rushed off to play my first game of cricket of the season. It was a <strong>Gloucestershire Seniors<\/strong> friendly. I was pleasantly surprised by my batting hitting the middle of the bat although I didn&#8217;t quite get into double figures. It was then off for\u00a0 quiz league match in the evening we came second!<\/p>\n<p>Did a Story Telling at <strong>Wick Court<\/strong> yesterday telling a couple of old favourites!<\/p>\n<p>An early morning pilgrimage to the <strong>Forest of Dean<\/strong> to one of our favourite places the RSPB reserve at <strong>Nagshead<\/strong> looking for <strong>Redstarts<\/strong> (picture below not mine because I forgot my camera) and <strong>Pied Flycatchers<\/strong>. Great views of <strong>Redstarts<\/strong> &#8211; I didn&#8217;t see an <strong>Pied Flycatchers<\/strong> although Clare got a glimpse. a wonderful <strong>Treecreeper<\/strong> captivated us near the Hide. The Oak trees looked magnificent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Redstart.jpg?ssl=1\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5251\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=5251\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Redstart.jpg?fit=480%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1367833891&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Redstart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Redstart.jpg?fit=480%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5251\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Redstart.jpg?resize=364%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The title of course refers to football. I have all my fingers crossed hoping that the Mighty Hatters get the point we need to get into the Play Offs. 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