Juvenile Black Tern

Distant Peregrine

Managed to miss both Marsh Harrier and Cattle Egret over Ibsley Water by minutes but luckily the juvenile Black Tern (above) was still performing well and joined by a very dashing Hobby, a rather more lethargic adult Peregrine which landed on the islands for ten minutes or so and a 'non-Walter' Great White.
Most fish eaters were down on previous numbers and martins were about 750+ with few Swallows. Apart from 125 Lapwing the only waders were three Common Sandpipers; no obvious newly-arrived wildfowl as yet.
In the car park four or five calling and singing Chiffies.

On the other side Walter was fishing to the left of Ivy South and at least one juvenile grebe was being fed an eel. A brief look in the top layer of traps produced this Frosted Orange, Sallow, Snout and Autumnal Rustic, a Small Fan-footed Wave on the wall and few shieldbugs and caddisflies.