Had a uni trip to Rutland Water on the 21st. didn't stay long, but i'll definately go back. i didn't really get the chance to take many photos either, but it was good.
The reason we went was to see the Ospreys, and see them we did. There was a female on the artificial nesting platform, while the male kept vigil in a nearby poplar tree. Got this record shot, but with only 200mm to my lens, its a bit crap.
Also seen was an odd Shelduck Hybrid - possibly a Shelduck x Ruddy Shedluck Tadorna tadorna x ferruginea - from the visitor centre, where on the feeders there were chaffinch, yellowhammer and greenfinch.
There were lots of warblers in the trees, mostly Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff, although something else was heard, not sure what though! There were plenty of Swallows about too.
From the hides on the water were lots of Shelduck, Gadwall and Wigeon and there were also cormorants and lesser black backed gulls.
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