21 NOVEMBER 1947, Page 16

London's Lure

A feature of the autumnal season which the Londoner may enjoy in greater force than most countrymen is the arrival of the duck from the North and West. They are particularly fond of the Thames all the way from Chelsea to Richmond and beyond, and they assemble in great numbers as well as in great variety at the various reservoirs East and West of London. It is astonishing how soon they discover a new sheet of water, though no one who has flown over the London area will wonder. What salient mirrors, standing out from afar, the reservoirs supply! It is odds that the new addition to Staines will draw yet larger companies of duck from North Europe; and the immigration is now in full flood. The reservoirs are among the best of our sanctuaries.