Despite the doubtful weather I had a good time at Rutland Water on the first day of July. Several pairs of great crested grebe were observed with young which was a first for this year. Saw a number of waders (avocet, redshank, green sandpiper) but the best spot was this pair of black tailed godwits. I had to wait nearly an hour for them to wake up to get some reasonable photos.

An osprey caused general commotion by flying over a couple of times and I managed to get some fleeting shots. I’ve posted this out-of-focus one just to give you an idea of how close it came.