After coffees, stretches and yawns we were finally ready to hit the road again. Today's first port of call was Shapwick Heath NNR in Somerset. Bill Urwin was there and patiently awaiting our arrival. He promised a mixed bag of tricks and we were all excited at the prospect of getting to grips with this deservedly famous reserve.
I really like Bill, this would be the third time I'd met him this year. First occasion was to twitch a Yellow-rumped Warbler in Northumberland along with moth maestro and Ginger Baker lookalike wannabe, Billy Dykes. We saw the warbler and Bill treated us to...