Dartford Warbler
I wasn't in a very good mood this morning as I needed a new power adaptor for charging the battery on my laptop, which meant a trip to the Apple store at West Quay shopping centre Southampton instead of going birding :-(
The Apple store is very trendy and the staff were lovely but the adaptor cost £55 and the laptop is less than two years old, so I am not a happy bunny!!
I had noticed sparks coming from the old adaptor, it really was very dangerous and reading the online Apple forum there are lots and lots of people who have had the same problem and some people have had less time out of their old adaptor than me. I'm sure there is a case for Watchdog or some other consumer programme, I mean £55 for something that I will no doubt have to replace again within the next two years!!!
Of course those who know me well, know that the last place I ever want to be is in a shopping centre, especially at the weekend.
So a few deep breaths and ten minutes later we were back in Shatterford in the New Forest a much nicer place to be :-)
Shatterford
We saw lots of birds of course but the highlight today was a pair of Dartford Warblers, one of my favourite birds.
We watched them for half an hour or so and every now and then they stayed still long enough for a photo!
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