Showing posts with label Great White Egret. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great White Egret. Show all posts

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Rutland Water

We visited Rutland Water today with 10 photographers from the RPS Nature Group. The conditions were difficult with a very strong wind which kept a lot of birds on the ground or water. We did see a very occasional Hobby pass very quickly and certainly had a very enjoyable time at the reserve with enough birds to keep the cameras clicking. The fields of buttercups are at their best. The Damselflies and Dragonflies were staying close to the shelter of vegetation.There were more butterflies than expected - Speckled Wood, Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, 3 types of White, Brimstone and Peacock all on the wing.

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

Lackford Lakes Part 1

The weather stayed fairly chilly and overcast all day at Lackford Lakes despite the promise of sunshine so a bit challenging for birds in the woodland areas but this Wren put on a great display, singing its heart out trying to compete with an equally vocal Blackcap. The Marsh Harriers, Heron, Egrets and Shelducks put on good displays so the morning passed very quickly!!

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Birds at Summer Leys Northamptonshire

Great to see a large number and variety of water birds at Summer Leys Reserve today including several Great White Egrets, four Snipe, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, large flocks of Lapwing as well as hundreds of ducks, and  lots of Heron, Grebes, Little Egrets etc.