| When I first visited the Lake in July 2000, there were over 200 coot and great numbers of other birds, including 40 Black Swans. |
| I saw a single coot and lots of wood pigeons perched in the dead trees surrounding the lagoon. |
| Look, I'm the oldest coot in the business, but even I do not want to just keep reliving the past over and over. |
| Hence if Balde were, well, bald as a coot, knobbly-kneed or of Bunteresque physique, he would duly be ridiculed for these signs of imperfection. |
| Overall, of the 10 coot eggs that were scored as similar to the host's, five were buried and five were accepted. |
| But I hope you'll indulge an old-fashioned coot like me if I choose to believe otherwise. |
