Dave and I went to Eye Brook
Reservoir after lunch as there had been two Curlew Sandpipers reported.
On route just to the west of
Cranoe we had two Red Kites and a Raven over the small hill as we approached
Cranoe, which was the first time I had seen either species in this area.
As we approached Eye Brook
Reservoir a Buzzard was observed and on reaching the corral we found several
other birders present. It didn’t take
too long to find the Curlew Sandpipers in the presence of three Ringed Plovers
and a Dunlin on the Rutland bank. There
was also four Ruff and a Snipe visible on the Leicestershire bank. We eventually found the Wood Sandpiper
feeding on the edge of the Rutland Bank an had seven Ruff in total. A Raven was heard calling and we had three
juts above our heads briefly before they moved away. We also had a Red Kite and two more Buzzards
between to Stoke Dry and Stoke Dry Wood.
Another good bird was an adult Yellow Wagtail, my first in twelve days
and possibly the last of the year.
We moved up to the island and
the other corral where we found a tern feeding distantly along the dam. We suspected that it might be an Arctic and
views through the scope also reinforced this but it suddenly flew rather fast,
heading west along the north shore and we couldn't find it again and had to
settle for it as unidentified.
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