It rained steadily for most of yesterday afternoon so the river is in moderately good water this morning.  The forecast for the day is for sunshine and showers, a typical April day, so levels should maintain for a while.  There is a light breeze from the west so casting should not be a problem on either the river or the Tarn.

I was awakened early this morning by a particularly noisy dawn chorus.  We have a very large flock of gulls resident in the pastures above the hamlet and these decided to get in on the general symphony that's usually provided by the blackbirds, thrushes and sparrows that have territories around the house.  The effect was a cacophony best imagined than described and certainly put paid to any thoughts of sleep even with double glazing.  Things had quietened down by 7am when I got up and my early livestock chores were accompanied by just the blackbirds and a pair of curlew circling over the river.

Ian