Last day of pigeons – I promise
But you have to see this magnificent bird feeder:

Stephen writes: We found the dropped seed attracted rats so I concocted this Heath Robinson contraption from the old bird table and some plumbing bits. All the seed now drops on to the beach and the ducks come to Hoover it up. The pigeons still manage to plop themselves on the miniature table and wolf down the food.

What Stephen says about rats alarms me. I saw a mouse on our terrace last night-undeterred by the dullness of our bog -standard feeder. Do so hope I’m not going to have to take it down.