A round walk with my partner between Holkham and Wells (Norfolk) on the 2nd gave me the opportunity to see my first Little Terns of the year. Several Wall butterflies (which don't occur in Hertfordshire or the surrounding counties) were also seen.
Wall Butterfly at Holkham Gap, 2 May
Several days of unseasonably cool and changeable weather followed, interspersed with a few warmer days (7-9th) that encouraged me to travel. My annual trip to see the Ospreys at Lyndon reserve, Rutland Water, on the 7th netted me a bonus in the form of an admittedly distant White Stork. Several Garden Warblers and Willow Warblers were singing as I walked along the tracks leading to the viewing hides and an Orange Tip butterfly posed obligingly for me on my way back to the car.
Osprey, Rutland Water, 7 May
Distant 'Record Shot' of a White Stork, Rutland Water, 7 May
Male Orange Tip Butterfly, Rutland Water, 7 May
The following day I visited RSPB Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire, one of my favourite reserves. Black-winged Stilt and Little Stint had been reported there in the morning and, although I only saw the former, this turned out to be an excellent trip for getting close views of waders, including another summer plumaged male Ruff as well as Wood Sandpiper and lots of Little Ringed Plovers, which must be nesting or attempting to nest here in big numbers. Some of my images of the waders are attached below.
Black-winged Stilt, RSPB Frampton Marsh, 8 May
Little Ringed Plover, RSPB Frampton Marsh, 8 May
Redshank, RSPB Frampton Marsh, 8 May
Male Ruff, RSPB Frampton Marsh, 8 May
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