We popped out for the afternoon and headed down to Weymouth and a walk around the RSPB reserve at Radipole. A really enjoyable stroll out to North Hide produced a few bits and bobs, though as we arrived at the hide we were told that we had just missed two really showy Bitterns!
After waiting 341 days to see a Water Rail in 2010 today turned up trumps and I was lucky enough to see three Water Rails all showing really well. We had hoped to see a few Bearded Tits, and whilst a couple were heard calling, we did not see any.
I had hoped that the four Red-creasted Pochard that had been seen the day before would still be about, but we could not find them, though there were several Pochard and Tufted Ducks about.
From the visitor centre I saw a few Snipe, but nothing out of the ordinary in the gathering gull flock.
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