Another week under lockdown although restrictions are being eased a little. Lets hope that the idiots do not mess it up for the rest of us!!!

One trip out - last Friday, 29th, to Cambridge Research park, arriving on site at 06:15. Very quiet initially but then I heard the Cuckoos calling although very distant. A matter of waiting but nothing doing - only saw a couple very briefly and very distant.

I did notice a pair of Willow Warblers searching for food and found where the nest was. Keeping away,  I quietly positioned myself with the sun behing me and waited. Not long after, one arrived, perched just where I was hoping, and then dropped to the nest. This continued with both birds for a while giving me ample opportunity for shots.

With nothing much else around, I returned to the car, but also having a look at the main scrape. Surprisingly, almost from under my feet, there was a big splash and a Great Crested Grebe appeared carrying a large fish, probably a Tench. The light was not good but there was an opportunity to see it fighting with the fish before it swam out of sight.

I was not able to see if it actually managed to eat it.

In the afternoon, in my garden, with a beer in one hand and camera in the other, I watched a newly fledged Blackbird - very entertaining as it was learning how to fly and drink from my temporary drinking pool.

Of course, the noisy Starling families were an ever-present entertainment.

The follow up to the Blackbird is very unfortunate. It was out in the open on my front drive when I drew back the curtains yesterday morning, only to be quickly caught and dispatched by the local Sparrowhawk.