I can tell you've not been following this long, Geoff! What about the time the Monty's nested in one of Phil's cornfields, and Elizabeth's brief flirtation with Barn Owls (which are now nesting, and were ringed last year, at Brookfield with Pip i/c of them)?

I,ve only just got the full s.p. on the peregrine mentions in this our longest running 'soap' , in tonight,s episode there was a heated parish council meeting debating the installation of a nesting tray on the church,both pro,s and con,s were given equal air time and the jury is deliberating.It would also seem that the local lake has had a new hide build( recently opened) but it has suffered some vandalism.E & O over to you lot. Just a foot note,I found this interesting as from it,s inception The Archers was intended to 'inform and educate' the farming community and still covers a lot of current farming issues,birdlife and it,s management a current issue. Ambridge Life List reed bunting,swift,swallow,and yellowhammer(all heard only) Just getting my pipe,slippers and shawl ready for the next installment. cheers geoff