Colourful dragons were pick of an autumnal bunch
I was hoping to get out n about much sooner than this but a horrendous bad back that appeared out of nowhere put paid to that. At the end of last week I drove CR to Leightom Moss RSPB reserve where I managed a slow and delicate trundle round with the gang. Waiting in Lillian's Hide for the other half of the gang to arrive all was quiet and the light was simply awful. Best on offer was this Shoveler not too far from the window. A Great White Egret flew past which didn't give us time to change the camera settings so it's horribly over-exposed. With the others phoning to say they were going to be a bit late we set off to have a look for the Bearded Tits down at the grit trays along the path to the Grisedale Hide. The Bearded Tits had been seen earlier but not for some time so we stood and waited, behind us on the opposite side of the track to the grit trays Bearded Tits could be heard 'pinging' but they weren't for showing themselves. AK and AB duly arrived ...