However, apart from another twitch at dusk, that was it.
It is puzzling as to the lack of fish because on other stretches of the upper Severn, if you fish with maggots you get plagued with minnows.
As it’s a remote section and very quiet, I’m wondering if it’s one of those that’s been predated by cormorants.
Talking of birds, a pair of woodcock flew overhead at dusk.
As I was next to the river and they were at field level above, they were actually quite close.
Talking of birds, I also saw a flock of c.250 lapwings off the A5 in Shropshire on the way to work this morning.