with Austin Middlemiss
DURING the few weeks before I wrote this article I haven't managed to get out birdwatching at all, because I've been far too busy converting one half of the old shed (now workshop) into a garden sunroom for my wife. Previously, of course, it was the main birdroom, but I converted it into my workshop for the stick carving and general storage space when Tony and I originally gave the Glosters up in 2013.
Its seen better days, shall we say. I had installed skylights when it was a birdroom, as the position it occupied in the garden was not ideal to get natural light in. The skylights had performed well over the years, but they had been leaking for some time, although, with
