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    Rutland Ospreys 2015

    Had a rather damp day at Rutland Water on Saturday. When it started to brighten up in the late afternoon, 33(11) flew over lagoon 1 getting mobbed by the local gulls and waders. He made one circuit, then swooped and grabbed a pike from the lagoon. I got some shots of him as he headed back...
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    Comment by 'AndyByron' in media 'Immature Rough-legged Buzzard in flight'

    3 cracking shots. Well worth the wait. Thanks for posting.
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    Good news from Rutland........

    There is an update on the Rutland Ospreys website with more details of the 2 "unpublicised" pairs. And a sighting and photo of one of this years youngsters taken in Plymouth on her way south. http://www.ospreys.org.uk/News.html
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    Comment by 'AndyByron' in media 'Paired for Life.......'

    Beautiful shot.
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    Water Rail knack?

    I was at Rutland Water on wednesday, watching the ospreys and 2 Water Rails were showing really well in front of Waderscrape Hide. They are quite often seen in the edges of the clearings in the reed bed. The last couple of years, there have been excellent sightings of a Water Rail family...
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    Comment by 'AndyByron' in media 'Kingfisher'

    Looks good to me. Nice one.
  7. Tern dive

    Tern dive

    Spent a little while photographing common terns diving for fish at the sluice gates at Attenborough. Got plenty of hovering shots, but was trying for something different. Shame I clipped the wingtip.
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  8. Dirty Harry

    Dirty Harry

    A rather grubby looking heron doing a fly by while I was watching the young ospreys at Manton Bay. Looks as though its been mud wrestling!
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
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    Fallen House Martin Nest

    Only just spotted this. This happened to us way back when I was at school. My dad put the pieces of the nest back together in a sort of chicken wire "hammock" and screwed that into its original position under the eaves. The adults started feeding the chicks again as soon as they were back in...
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    Springwatch 2010

    The Pensthorpe blog and the Springwatch site have both been updated. Good news for Kestrel and Avocet fans - bad news for the Sparrowhawks. Pensthorpe blog (Scroll down to 2nd July) Springwatch site
  11. Peregrine with Arthur the pigeon

    Peregrine with Arthur the pigeon

    Sorry, that should be half of a pigeon (see what I did there?!) A close up of the falcon with prey. There are more photos on the Derby Cathedral blog at http://derbyperegrines.blogspot.com/
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    • derby peregrine cathedral
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Feed me!!

    Feed me!!

    This is the other peregrine fledgling on the top of the cathedral bell tower, waiting for the adult to hand over its supper.
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    • derby peregrine cathedral
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  13. First flight

    First flight

    I went over to Derby on Wednesday to check out the peregrines nesting on the cathedral. The first of the two chicks had fledged on Monday and I was lucky enough to be there when the second one took its first flight. I got some nice shots of it on its first flight - and its first attempt at a...
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    • derby peregrine cathedral
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
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    Comment by 'AndyByron' in media 'Goosander'

    Lovely picture. Like Kev, I've only seen the adults wintering at Attenborough, Rutland, etc. Nice shot.
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    Rutland Ospreys 2010

    Cracking shots Ian - (note to self - I'm gonna need a bigger lens!) I've been over there the last two Saturdays, but haven't got pictures as good as that. Although, Mrs 5R did come and take a good look at me when I was stood at the bridge on Saturday. The previous weekend 5R caught a pike down...
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