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I awoke at the crack of half 9 to the sound of a gently snoring retriever and a howling gale outside the window, another day in I thought, but after two restorative cups of tea, and waiting for the dog to surface, (he does like his bed) I decided a walk would do us both good.

A short drive from Countess Wear, the area of Exeter I call home, is the Powderham estate, which borders the Exe estuary, with a nice level path behind the sea wall, sadly with a railway (built by Brunel)…

I've never done one of these before, so may as well start here, I doubt I'll be that regular posting, but I'll stick bits up from time to time.

Despite horrendous man flu, worse than anyone has ever had before, i'm sure(!) this afternoon I drove down to the RSPB car park behind the Swans Nest pub near Exminster, the marshes there are a haven for thousands of birds, and its well managed, and I live about two miles from it, so its also convienient!

Swinging into the car park, a…