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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JWN Andrewes" data-source="post: 3555002" data-attributes="member: 7131">April 18thA short Easter break to Cambridge was a bit of a slow start due to lurgy in the ranks, but we bravely had a hack around Woodwalton for Water Deer, then up to Peterborough for Red-rumped Swallow, followed by the year's second attempt at the fake news Ring-necked Duck at Little Paxton, all of which effort yielded up nothing but a handful of bread and butter year ticks. The day was not without highlights though, with a showy Brown Hare and cracking Marsh Harriers at Woodwalton. The day was properly redeemed, however, once we'd arrived in Cambridge and took a stroll down to my Uncle's allotments, for in a rape field round the corner we found a couple of Grey Partridge, followed by two more in the next field. Such a shame these are no longer an easy widespread bird to see, but very nice for the boys to finally catch up with them.</blockquote>