Attenborough Nature Reserve.
What do you think of the new hide?The weather forecast was for rain later, so I decided to do a short walk upriver from the main carpark. By the time I'd reached it, it had already started to rain, so I donned my waterproof and headed back to the new hide. Joy o joy, I had it all to myself. I spent an hour observing the
warblers in Wheatear Field. Young Sedge Warblers were all over the place frantically flapping their wings to draw attention to their parents for a feed. I was later joined by Tim, one of the sites rangers. He immediately set up his scope and had me peering at the backside of a Black Tailed Godwit, followed by a Dunlin. In between times a Little Egret flew across the scrapes and dropped down behind the reed beds. It was all happening. Tim was on his mobile in a flash, presumably reporting the sightings to fellow birders. I had visions of the hide heaving before too long. We were soon joined by another scope. A cry hollowed out 'Red-footed Hawk'. I picked out a silouette of what I would have claimed as a Buzzard over Branshill Wood. But no, its red tail had been positively identified in the scope. By this time I was feeling totally inadequate, (the other Little Bird tells me that all the time), with just my goggles. I reckon, £600 could get me up into their league. It would have made more sense to either move the scrapes a bit nearer to where the hides are or to move the hides nearer to the scrapes. Its not rocket science! Save me a fortune.Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Sand Martin, Red-footed Hawk, Buzzard, Dunlin, Little Egret, Black Tailed Godwit, Redshank, Little Ringed Plover, Red Crested Pochard, Garganey, Wigeon.
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