Peak solar – Kings Sutton in the Fields
Here. Where I am. From when the sun comes up until it descends behind the curve of the hillock to the side of me it has an unobstructed view of the panels.
It’s probably one of two places on the whole network where that happens.
It’s also very quiet. In terms of boaters. Not a lot stop here, if they do, it’s not for much longer than a couple of days.
I like that though. When you’re on a boat, one place is much the same as any other.
Wetland paradise
Since the heavy rains over the Autumn and winter, the fields adjacent have become waterlogged. Until 3-4 weeks ago, some of them were underwater. 2 Months ago, the whole area surrounding the Cherwell was underwater.
One side effect of this prolonged period of dampness has been the arrival and residency of a number of different bird species.
As I walked up around the fields and took the picture above, these birds were around on the bend of the river, in the sky or on the fields themselves.
There are also birds of prey. Kestrel. Although it’s more difficult to ID these without the binoculars.
Red-kites also Blackbirds/Sparrows/Crows etc.
