Saturday May 3rd

Browns Wood was the first port of call. No sign of the Gropper but Lesser Whitethroat, Stock Dove were good as were the first Peacock, Brimstone, Large White and Speckled Wood of the year. 1 Little Owl was showing well at the usual site at the reservoir. Picking up Rob Gill we moved on to Rutland Water. The female Osprey was on the nest at Manton and we nipped into the visitor centre and mopped up the 13 Black Tern plus a few other bits. Eyebrook supplied us with the long staying Green Winged Teal, another Osprey, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Sparrow, Whitethroat and Garden Warbler. The day was topped off with a cracking pint of Adnams in the Rose and Crown at Tilton. Cracking afternoon birding.....................