This week is yet another back shift one which means that i get a lieu day off to replace my Saturday and today was that day, Shozzer though suffering from a cold joined me on my excursion to the dam at Rutland Water. and we had a decent session before moving on to the North Arm.
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| Otter |
Fog blighted our initial efforts to find stuff from the shoreline near Syke' s Lane car park but the first bird that I saw was a juvenile Great Northern Diver midway between the north and south shore/ Attempting to find the diver again revealed an Otter feeding just off the shore., it later came out on to the shoreline and treated us to some good views. Our efforts to find the reported Slavonian Grebe came to naught and having enjoyed further views of the diver we moved on to the north arm.
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| Great Northern Diver |
The north arm produced sightings of five Curlews, a Pink-footed Goose and three Redshanks. I thought that I saw a Black=tailed Godwit too nut it may have flown off before others could verify it. Last bird before we moved on was an adult Caspian Gull found by another birder. Having checked Eyevrook on our way home where there was little of note other than five Red Crested Pochards we moved on to the 'spoons in Corby or a pint.
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| Pink-footed Goose. |
