Red-necked grebe at rutland water

[rimmer]

this was taken today 11/04/04 of the bird at rutland water
it's a stunning bird and was showing great when i was there
it's taken with a cp4300 + a swaro ats80hd

[Swift]

What a stunner.

[scampo]

It's a beauty - did you not pop down the road to that gem of a reservoir, Eyebrook, to see the black-necked grebes?

[rimmer]

we saw the grebes at eyebrook and great birds they are
but some fishermen in a boat scared them into the middle of the lake so no photo's

[scampo]

I hope to see them today, Dave. There was a snow bunting at Eyebrook, too, yesterday. Did you see the stonechat near the bridge and the resident little owl, too, while you were there?

[jeff]

I hope to see them today, Dave. There was a snow bunting at Eyebrook, too, yesterday. Did you see the stonechat near the bridge and the resident little owl, too, while you were there?

I went through there of the 10th, but didn't see the red-necked grebe or the GND, was in the evening though.

Went to Eyebrook and there wasn't much about there either :-(

Did see three osprey at rutland though, two fairly closely and one distant dot.

The snow bunting hadn't been seen for an hour when i went past, and the hoopoe in Corby hadn't been seen either :-(

Where is the resident little owl kept?

[scampo]

Turn right after you pass the small bridge at the inflow end (or park at the junction). Walk a short distance and there is a ploughed field on your left - ahead in the filed is a large oak (?) tree. The owl is often located in the first split of the trunk on the rhs. look carefully in the field for finch flocks.

The stonechat is often in the fields at the sides of tghe inflow stream (Eye Brook?) perched atop the plastic tubes used for the saplings.

[jeff]

Turn right after you pass the small bridge at the inflow end (or park at the junction). Walk a short distance and there is a ploughed field on your left - ahead in the filed is a large oak (?) tree. The owl is often located in the first split of the trunk on the rhs. look carefully in the field for finch flocks.

The stonechat is often in the fields at the sides of tghe inflow stream (Eye Brook?) perched atop the plastic tubes used for the saplings.

Many thanks,

I'll look out for them next time.

[scampo]

It was there as usual, this morning. But those black-necked grebes weren't! B***er!

[jeff]

It was there as usual, this morning. But those black-necked grebes weren't! B***er!

But was the red-necked grebe up the road?

[scampo]

But was the red-necked grebe up the road?
I didn't have time today, but saw it last week - a real beauty! I forgot when I wrote the above, there was a saving grace at Eyebrook, a rather beautiful near-summer-plumaged spotted redshank.

[el_supremo]

Hey Jeff:
A hoopoe in Corby??? I haven't seen mention of it - is it an escapee?
Corby's my home town, although I've lived in Canada for nearly 40 years now.

[jeff]

Hey Jeff:
A hoopoe in Corby??? I haven't seen mention of it - is it an escapee?
Corby's my home town, although I've lived in Canada for nearly 40 years now.

It was in gardens just southwest of Pipewell on approach track to White Lodge Farm, between Corby and Desborough on 10th and 11th of April, if that helps, it's about the closest one to me so hopefully it shows again somewhere nearby.