Weir Wood Reservoir
Responded to a post on Twitter from Alastair and went down to Weirwood to look for Ospreys in the wet and miserable weather conditions. There were 5 or 6 like-minded people in the hide.
- After an hour or so we saw the Osprey approaching from the dam end. We enjoyed smashing views before it landed on a tree on the opposite side of the water to us. After a minute or so, it was off again, this time back down the reservoir to the dam end.
- To fill the gap till the Osprey arrived, mother nature contrived to get a beautiful drake Mandarin to fly in and go down on the water near the hide. The colours it displayed belied the drab surroundings and were awesome.
- A couple of Chiffchaffs also signalled the start of spring
What a great start to "daylight saving" season!
Addition to BUBO 2016 UK Bird List:
Osprey (157)
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