As my wife Wendy was doing a sewing workshop in Somerset I went a little further in to the county and spent the day at one of my favourite bird reserves at RSPB Ham Wall on the Somerset levels.

My time was very much taken up watching just 4 species of bird: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier and Great Crested Grebe although I did see a Grey Heron, a Little Egret,  a male Gadwall, Garganey and Common Pochard.

There were a few damselflies and dragonflies but only small numbers and so that’s probably why I didn’t see any Hobbies. I did hear a cuckoo but it sounded quite distant.

Slideshow of today’s photos

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Great Spotted Woodpecker with chick

Great White Egret

Great Crested Grebe with chicks (on her back)

Female pochard

Marsh harrier

Little egret