Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Tag: magpies

  • A mischief of magpies

    A mischief of magpies

    One for sorrow, two for joy … How does the rhyme go? There’s seven here (including the one flying) that must be a secret never to be told. There are various collective terms for a group of magpies: a charm, gulp or tiding. Even a parliament and murder have been used although these two are…