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Why didn't the mistlethrush sing?
2:22pm Friday 25th April 2008
Last winter Malcolm Reeves was delighted that the mistlethrush was a regular visitor to his four-acre smallholding near Ross.
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But what has confused Malcom, a contributor to the Hereford Times Bird Patrol website, was that this year for some reason the mistlethrush did not sing.
"The mistlethrush was a regular visitor to the mistletoe-covered apple trees all winter, but not one bird has been heard singing. I find this most strange," he said.
Can anyone provide the answer for Malcolm?
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Presidents and legends
THE 21st Hay Literary Festival starts on May 22 and booking has opened for an exciting fortnight...
Sing out and make music
THE Music Pool, Hereford’s community music charity, is hosting a special public event aimed at anyone wanting to discover the pleasure of singing – a day of singing exercises, games, harmony singing and songs from around the world will be led by nationally acclaimed Sue Hollingworth of the Voices Foundation.
Inspector Morse creator at Leominster Festival
A VISIT by the creator of Inspector Morse, Colin Dexter, will be one of the highlights of the 2008 Leominster Festival, which runs from Friday, May 30, to Sunday, June 8, and this year promises something for everyone.
Double delight
THE internationally renowned identical twin sisters Antoinette and Claire Cann will be performing a sparkling programme of piano duets at St John the Baptist Church, Aymestrey, near Leominster on Saturday, May 24, at 7.30pm. Antoinette and Claire first played the piano when they were three years old, picking out tunes on the family piano. “The first thing we picked out was the theme to Listen with Mother.” Starting lessons was apparently the only time the pair were at odds about their playing. “Toni was very keen to go,” says Claire. “But at the time, Claire was shy,” adds Antoinette.
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