This "icon" above is a link to a Podast where I talk about the Goosanders seen from my hide this morning. Click on it to listen.

Female above, male below.

If you found the above interesting, heres some more, the background noise from the river is a little annoying….. sorry for that!

Oddly, there was no sign of Dipper whatsoever today. This is probably the only time that I have been to the river and not seen a Dipper, quite a big surprise and a big disappointment and worry. Quite what that means I am not sure, but at the moment the Dippers dont appear to be taking any interest in the territory that they used last year. It could just be that breeding this year is a little bit behind last years dates because of the extremely wet winter that we have experienced. I will keep watching and keep you all informed.