With a big birthday approaching, Mrs D booked a fantastic weekend away to one of our favourite places, Rutland Water. Whilst not bathed in sunshine it was humid and dry on the Saturday when we visited the nest in Manton Bay where both chicks were growing well. We got some terrific views of the parents returning from hunting although some times unsuccesfully.
We stayed in lovely place and had a fantastic meal before retiring fairly early as an early present Mrs D had booked me a Osprey Experience which would require getting up at 3.15am for a 4am appointment. The light and weather wasn't great but I still got to see two differnet Ospreys perched and dive in front of us. Much too fast for my bridge camera so I just enjoyed the spectacle. Thankfully another guest, Peter "Moose" Jousiffe, took some fantastic photos that he kindly sent to me for use on the blog and to remember the experience.
As part of the weekend we also did a trip on the Rutland Belle and a nice walk on Sunday morning where we picked up two Ospreys together high above us on west shore line. Other sightings included Mandarin family, Common Terns, Cormorants, Greylag, Eygptian Goose, Grey Heron and Little Egret. Another great weekend.
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