Grafham Water & Balcony birding 28 May 2012

Spent a couple of hours on the dam and an hour at the lagoons pre 9.00 am...
Not surpisingly very quiet given the warm anticyclonic conditions; migrants now settling down to breed with Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat and a Spotted Flycatcher all seen carrying nesting material near the model farm. Otherwise a single Hobby over, a 2nd calendar year Yellow-legged Gull and more significantly a Little Egret in flight at a similar distance to the large Egret sp seen on 23 May was instructive to say the least

Female Bullfinch against an azure sky

After very heavy thunder storms late afternoon did an hour on the balcony; 1 Black Tern flew along the Ouse and 1 Hobby over. Should probably have saved the grafham visit until the evening.....