Despite having an afternoon off the heavy showers prevented me doing any birding. However, I finally ventured out at 7.30pm for a bit of fresh air and popped up to the reservoir and spent a little over an hour sat on the bank near the hide in the hope there would be something of interest around.
The two Little Egrets that have been around for a couple of weeks were again present, though they flew off north soon after I arrived. Two Mandarin were opposite the hide and a further four birds were lurking at the extreme southern end of the reservoir.
A small number of Swifts seemed to be passing through heading south, though presumably they are local birds feeding. Three Stock Doves flew in and visited a water trough in one of the neighbouring fields before heading off again.
By 8.40pm it was getting rather chilly, so I called it a day and headed back home. So nothing that unusual tonight but at least I managed to get a bit of birding done without getting rained on.
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