Today was Brian's Vol Ranger day at Strumpshaw, so Norman and I rocked up at 7,30 to keep him company! Fen hide was already half full with some of the regulars: Tina, Karen, Kevin and Sean and we passed a pleasant hour chatting and comparing our recent sightings. It was pretty gloomy, so the photos I managed are not great: four Chinese Water Deer, a Peregrine chasing a Marsh Harrier, a flock (!) of five Stonechats that included two males, a Snipe and a pair of Green Sandpipers. We also saw one or two distant Water Pipits.
We moved around to the Sandy Path for Bearded Tits: two eventually showed very briefly, together with several Reed Buntings) While we were waiting a Great White Egret flew overhead through the mist and an otter swam past in mid-river. And that was about it! The final two images need no comment...
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