Lots of rain has filled the ditches in W. Norfolk, or drains as they are called here, so when I went for a walk across the fields, I noticed a few snipe taking off, (wisps as the groups are known). They shoot off in a zig-zag pattern, so are more difficult to shoot than the idiotic pheasants, which sort of lumber about like elephants in the air. Normally, we don't see snipe on farm land, but the fields and drains are full of water right now, and also, I dare say, millions are arriving here from further east, in the winter migration.
