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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kittykat23uk" data-source="post: 1580089" data-attributes="member: 55291">August 22nd Sunbitterns are a good omen! We awoke to patchy cloud before dawn thanks to the noisy cockerel. I took a wander down to the boat to discover a Sunbittern. I hoped that was a good omen for the weather and it certainly seemed to be. I also saw Masked Gnatcatcher, and a pair of Unicoloured Blackbirds. The weather was good enough to take to boat out and we covered some areas in the morning that the lodge boats frequented. As we came across a couple of boats in one stretch of the river we spotted some Giant Otters again. I heard someone on one of the other boats asked their driver if a splash in the water was one of the otters, but then this boat and the other one left. I’m not sure why, but I guess they thought the otters had gone. Or maybe they just didn’t have the patience to sit quietly and wait. We did and we were treated to the sight of three otters. The first one we saw came out of the water and disappeared into his holt, he then reappeared followed by two others, who all entered the water and swam off.</blockquote>