I convinced Jean that it would be a good day out to go and look for the otters at Leighton Moss after the routine Saturday shopping. So we packed a picnic and arrived about noon. Having devoured the picnic in the carpark we set off to Lilian's hide via the feeders which had the usual full set of Tits, Bull, Chaff, Gold and Green Finches.
Smew had been promised at Lilian's along with Green Winged Teal, but true to form, neither appeared after we'd arrived !!
So we decided to look for otters along the causeway. We'd been in Public hide about 10 minutes ticking off the usual ducks, when a Bittern flew across in front of us and landed beside the hide giving us brilliant, if brief, views of a fantastic bird.
Five otters had been present during the morning, but the closest we got a spraint pointed out to us by a warden on one of the bridges.
Lower hide gave us another Bittern flyby, but, from the direction it came, I suspect it was the same bird we'd seen at Public earlier.
Too many people in the hides, too much noise and bustle for us today.
41 species ticked in 2 hours without trying too hard.
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