randombirder

Ahhhh, a much better day today after a brilliant course on GCN ecology in Peterborough. I headed straight over to Rutland, as there was potentially plenty of interest on the mosiac of waterbodies there that characterise this brilliant site. First up were the Osprey , at least two were seen soaring over Lagoon 2 towards the South Arm. There are plenty of hides dotted along the periphery of the waterbodies, each presenting a different perspective of the reserve. Migration was in full swing here and there were hundreds of Sand Martin prospecting the sand bank as seen from the Redshank hide.  A few House Martin and Swallow were on the move, my first sightings of these globetrotting hirundines of the year. A feature over the last day or so were Little Gull , and there were at least a dozen around Lagoon 3, the majority of these adults feeding on their elegant undulating flight.  A single adult bird was seen from the Sandpiper hide. In the woodland, around six Bram...