Had a call from a friend I met at Tattershall Lakes & Country Park last year when the Osprey was hanging around. Tonight at 1709 hours I had the call that its back.
It arrived last year on 15 September ( a Monday ) and its back, bang on the day 12 months later. I went straight over to try and get a view and stayed till dark with no sight, however I was told it looked like it was going to roost in the trees in the centre of the Fishing Lake. Last year it hung around for 2 weeks, so hoping for a similar timescale this year. I had a word with the access control point and birders have permissive access as long as you sign in and explain you have come to see the Osprey. Grid Ref of the lake it prefers is TF209571.
Got chatting and apparantly this lake has had a good year for Reed Warblers and Wren (one pair with a brood of
. Kingfisher is often seen too.My highlights tonight were:
1 Green Sandpiper (flew over)
10 Pied Wagtail (most were juv)
2 Mute Swans with 6 Cygnets
5 Egyptian Geese
1 Green Woodpecker
c200 Jackdaw going to roost
No big gull roost on the Waterski Lake.