Fish eagles, cormorants and other water birds patrol the shorelines, as do occasional herds of elephants.

Bridge washouts, Indian tampering, and the occasional herd of buffalo had meant abrupt halts and unplanned delays.

The terrain is the classic image of Tibet: a vast emptiness full of mountains and glaciers and occasional herds of yaks.

THE usually bustling streets of this city looked sad and empty on Saturday, other than the occasional herd of people on their way to the voting stations.

To help the illusion there were occasional herds of deer-like creatures which paid us no attention.

This year, at least, amateur climbers were as rare as the occasional herd of cattle put out to summer pasture down below the tree line.

Seals basked on the rocky islands around the light and occasional herds (pods?)

After days with no more than an occasional herd on the horizon, anything would be a relief, simply to break the boredom of travel.

In the Ganges there were large concentrations of gharial, mugger crocodile and river dolphin controlling fish stocks and the occasional migrating herd crossing the river.

As some parts of the route are across farm fields, expect the way ahead to be blocked by occasional herds of dairy cattle and itinerant horses.