Flickers of movement where no plane flies

Manchester airport A grounded traveller is distracted by the pied wagtails swarming over the terminal roofThe storm has mostly moved over, but its trailing coat still ruffles the air outside Terminal 1 of Manchester airport, and the backlog of cancelled and delayed flights testifies to its handiwork. With an unexpected three hours to kill, I leave the terminal by way of a first-floor access road, as the dregs of the day drain from the oppressively blank sky.I am braced for boredom, but an incong