Simple answer, because it rains a lot.
Graham and I headed for Two Bridges, in anticipation of decent weather, but the Met Office forecast upheld its noble tradition of inaccurate weather predictions and rather than cloudy with sunny periods we got the heavy mizzle Devon is famous for.
We abandoned the idea of pushing further along the path along the West Dart towards Wistmans Wood and in true pioneer spirit walked back to the car and drove on to Bellever where there is more shelter under the trees.
Obviously no Dragons around but we did see a number of Goldcrests and a particularly active group of Coal Tits. Other than that it was the usual birds.
We then moved on to the back of Burrator and saw literally hundreds of Redwing in the trees, presumably there for the berries.
Even Graham gave up with the camera due to a mixture of poor light and the rain. Must be a first for us, a four hour walk and not one photograph taken between the two of us!
A pleasant, if slightly moist way of spending the morning
Got wet [moist] this morning as well!
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