Hello
I spent much of the day on and off around Pitsford Reservoir today, and not always successfully avoiding the rain!
A Tree Pipit flew over the Walgrave Bay at 6.45am and two Ravens were mobile north of the causeway. An adult Yellow-legged Gull was perched up in the Scaldwell Bay as usual and as the rain became more persistent, the hirundine flocks began to grow with Sand Martins dominating north of the causeway and the House Martin flock by the Sailing Club increasing during the afternoon.
A male Ruff appeared near to the Maytrees Hide mid-afternoon presumably brought down because of the inclement weather.
The gull roost took a long time to materialise, the early gulls dispersing when a fishing Osprey successfully plunged in and flew off with a trout at 7.15pm and a Great Black-backed Gull flew after it in pursuit. The gull flock reformed and contained an adult Caspian Gull and four Yellow-legged Gulls.
Regards
Neil M
I spent much of the day on and off around Pitsford Reservoir today, and not always successfully avoiding the rain!
A Tree Pipit flew over the Walgrave Bay at 6.45am and two Ravens were mobile north of the causeway. An adult Yellow-legged Gull was perched up in the Scaldwell Bay as usual and as the rain became more persistent, the hirundine flocks began to grow with Sand Martins dominating north of the causeway and the House Martin flock by the Sailing Club increasing during the afternoon.
A male Ruff appeared near to the Maytrees Hide mid-afternoon presumably brought down because of the inclement weather.
The gull roost took a long time to materialise, the early gulls dispersing when a fishing Osprey successfully plunged in and flew off with a trout at 7.15pm and a Great Black-backed Gull flew after it in pursuit. The gull flock reformed and contained an adult Caspian Gull and four Yellow-legged Gulls.
Regards
Neil M
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| Ruff. |
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| Sand Martin, courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
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| Osprey, courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
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