Quiet Weekend

After a three busy weekends chasing Red Squirrels on Brownsea Island, Red Kites in Wales and Fallow Deer in West Sussex, there was nothing planned for this weekend. It was a good opportunity to catch up on a mountain of processing, but the weather today (Sunday) just begged for a session with the camera.
It's been a while since we ventured to either Radipole Lake or Lodmoor, but the lure of the juvenile Spoonbills that have been at Lodmoor for a few days required a visit. Once there, it was apparent that only one of the three remained and as usual was quite distant. But this one was more accommodating than usual and not only did we get several fly pasts close to the viewpoint, we also got a landing quite close, which yielded this image.
Other highlights of the day, although not in range of the camera, were a Yellow-browed Warbler, a pair of Marsh Harriers, a number of Snipe and a Bittern in flight. It was good to meet up with Richard Collier, his wife Ann and Linda Priestley for the first time too. Mustn't leave out Danny Dench, who was giving out his usual nonsense, as well.