I was able to spend a bit of time at the reservoir today. A morning visit consisted of a stroll along the water's edge from the car park to the site of the hide and back again. Whilst during the afternoon I made a quick check of the dam area.
The undoubted highlight of the day was a Honey Buzzard that flew in from the north, drifted purposefully overhead, before vanishing to the south at midday. This is only my second ever sighting of Honey Buzzard at Sutton Bingham, and was a much better view than my previous sighting. I watched the bird through my bins of about three minutes, making note of the typical long-tailed and protruding head profile. The wings were held in a dropping manner in flight rather than the shallow "V" of a Common Buzzard and the whole behaviour and "feeling" of the bird was consistent with Honey Buzzard rather than Common Buzzard.
Other birds seen on the patch today included a Kingfisher near the Canoe Club, a Siskin in the car park and a Little Egret on the dam. A couple of Skylarks were heard calling as they passed overhead. Finally, two drake Mandarin were seen in flight before settling on the water at the southern end of the reservoir.
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