On Thursday afternoon in the mild and sunny conditions I saw my first butterfly of the year, a Peacock, from the window at work. No chance of that on Saturday when the weather took on a far more wintery feel with grey skies and much cooler conditions prevailing. Alan and I made a second visit to Ravensthorpe reservoir where a Slavonian Grebe has been present for several weeks and then popped into nearby Hollowell for a second look at the Red-throated Diver.
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| Slavonian Grebe |
It took a while to catch up with the grebe but eventually Shozzer found it off the reedbed on the eastern side of the res. We watched it on and off for some time though it remained distant and my record shots were correspondingly poor. Other birds noted on our visit included a Tawny Owl, several Ravens, Siskin and a Grey Wagtail. If the grebe turned out to be a little tricky to find the diver was anything but as it slept off Guilsborough Point. Once again it was rather distant but we had reasonable views through the scope and at least it was a dryer experience than last time! Eventually we decided that we had seen enough and opted to return to Corby for a pint in the 'spoons. Not a great day for photography but two very decent county birds and well worth the effort.
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| Red-throated Diver |
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