Sunday birding at Arpora Woods

Helen is horizontal today with an agonising pulled muscle. We tried to get paracetamol last night but you can only buy medicines in a pharmacy. Yvette sent some pills from her cabinet which will tide her over till tomorrow. 

I walked with Alan and Yvette in nearby Arpora woods. Thompson joined us, arriving there in his scooter. The mixed woods and fields were quiet and peaceful. Didn't see any new birds today and there were very few raptors which was surprising.

Down to the salt pans below for pacific golden plover, marsh sandpiper, small pratincole and a few other waders.

Thompson offered me a lift on his zippy scooter, so we stopped to cool off in the Rhum Baba bakery for a croissant and coke. That was my first motorbike ride for more than 40 years. It was a bit scary in the middle of the traffic in Arpora when some one is overtaking you on both sides...simultaneously!

Nothing else to report today as we are confined to barracks till Helen is better.