Due to work commitments the female Long tailed duck had done the right thing and hung around at Burton RSPB.This was a patch tick for me so I made my way down there this morning.I soon got on the bird on arrival and it showed well but was constantly diving,but I did manage a few photographs.
Other birds of note on the reserve were Spotted redshank,Bearded tit and my first Sand martin's of the year.I then moved on to Parkgate where a male Marsh harrier showed well and a distant Short eared owl hunted over the marsh.
Moving on from Parkgate I called in at Puddington where I got cracking views of two Cattle egrets.
