I have seen a kingfisher three times in my life. The third time was this morning on the Thames at Brentford Lock. I hit the water at 7am and got up to Brentford at about 8am. You rarely see these birds, as they are so shy. The bird just whizzed by like a bullet, brilliant blue on top and rusty red underneath. Unmistakeable. Lovely.
Phil Taylor 
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I’m away for most of August, but we should scull together in September.
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[…] colleague in the Cabinet on Ealing Council, Phil Taylor, recently wrote on his blog about seeing a Kingfisher in Brentford Lock. Well I can top that with an even rarer sighting – A 4-0 home victory against a pretty woeful […]
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Can also back that as I just saw one at 14.30 on the canal near Brentford Lock. First one I have seen in UK?
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