Ed Griffiths has posted a comment reminding me of a man who lived in the hide at Willen Lake. I recall a birder turning up at the hide one morning hoping to see wildfowl and waders.. instead seeing a bloke having a bath in the lagoon.
Willen wouldn't be my choice of hide to live in.. the hide always manages to be several degrees lower than the outside temperature. The main hide at Leighton Moss with glass windows and an electric heater would be more my cup of tea!
Anyway, thanks for the post Ed. Surprised to know that people actually read some of this!
Had a brief walk round "Windmill Piece" at Padbury first thing. Not a lot about mainly due to showery weather. Place looked promising though with a large plantation, and plenty of farmland.
Had to cut short the walk as I had left my GPS on the car dashboard. Luckily was stil there when I returned. Car crime in Padbury is obviously quite low at 8am.
Saw a large Starling flock flying west parallel to the A421/H8 at first light. Looked like they had roosted in the Bletchley area. Not sure if there are any known roosts there. The block of flats perhaps. Probably about 250 birds. | 
