May 13th 2011

Well only got an hrs sleep after my nightshift,i just wanted to get out & about before my op in the afternoon the target was the 1st summer Black-throated Diver at nearby Shustoke Reservoir found by Steve Hayne's the previous afternoon,on arrival i scanned the water for 20 mins or so with no joy so decided to walk down to the far end (east side) when i got there 1 photographer was already set up but hadn't seen the bird in the hr or so he'd been there!! so we had a chat for a while when from nowhere the diver popped up right in front of us!!!