A couple of quick visits to the reservoir over the past few days had failed to produce much, highlights being a drake Mandarin and seven Common Sandpipers yesterday. However, a visit this morning produced my first Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat of the year with the former seen near the Canoe Club and the latter singing on the far side of the reservoir. A pair of Teal were seen along the water's edge near where the hide used to be and a pair of Linnets were also present.
At about 9.30am the rain started so it was off to do other things for the remainder of Easter Sunday. That being said, a flying visit late afternoon/early evening proved worthwhile as an Arctic Tern had been brought in by the heavy rains and was seen for a couple of minutes from the northern causeway before appearing to head off north when the rain eased off briefly.
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