Alan Shorrock and I spent the last day of 2023 wandering around the dam and the surrounding area at Rutland Water. The weather followed the recent pattern with some brightness, some gusty wind and of course some rain. I'm hoping that 2024 brings some dryer conditions but having just seen the forecast on Countryfile it's not looking likely.
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| Goldeneyes and Wigeon |
In truth there were not that many birds in the area, Alan found three Goosander but they flew off down the reservoir. Among the other ducks present there were a few Goldeneye but both numbers and variety were unimpressive. We failed to find the Slavonian Grebe but did see two Great Northern Divers. They were often distant and spent much of the time underwater but we had fairly prolonged scope views of both. When one did get close it spent so little time above the water that we struggled to get any pictures of it before it eventually drifted away. Not much else to report other than a couple of Ravens but those divers made the trip worthwhile. Happy New Year everyone, I hope it's a productive, healthy and enjoyable one.
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| Great Northern Divers |
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