Rutland Water – 20/7/11

Today we twitched the Spotted Sandpiper and managed to arrive just after it had disappeared !! Some compensation was achieved, however, with excellent views of the Manton Bay pair of Ospreys together with their 3 young. We also found a record ( for me ) 14 Green Sandpipers spread out between Manton, South Arm III and North Arm. The reserve also held 5 Common Sandpipers, 4 Ringed Plovers, 2 Greenshank, and single Redshank and Dunlin.