Dave was going to Rutland
Water this afternoon to try and get Garganey and Sand Martin, which he had been
unable to see over the weekend.
On arrival the news was not
too good as neither Garganey nor Sand Martin had been reported. We went to bittern hide on lagoon three but
other birders returning from lagoon three had seen very little. There was nothing of note visible from
bittern and plover fared little better, although we did see the red-headed
Smew. We walked back to sandpiper hide
on lagoon four and between there and plover hide managed to see eighteen
Shelduck, a Little Egret, five Oystercatcher, six Ringed Plover and Green
Sandpiper and three Redshank. There were
a couple of Buzzards and a Red Kite visible over Burley Wood and a Green
Woodpecker was observed close to dunlin hide.
Cormorant over lagoon four
Greylag Geese over lagoon four
Shoveler over lagoon three
Buzzard over lagoon three
Green Sandpiper on lagoon four
We had a look on lagoon one on
reaching the centre and did find the Black-tailed Godwit that has been present
for a week now. There were three Little
Egrets on the wet meadow and a Dunlin and Redshank flew in and landed on the
long island. A Barn Owl was also seen on
the nest box.
We stopped at Manton Bridge as
we were leaving and had views of the female Osprey that had returned today,
closely behind the site B male that had got back yesterday.
Little Egret over lagoon one
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