Our birding travels took us to the RSPB reserve of Ham Wall, Somerset in June, and Rutland Water in July. The star bird at Ham Wall was a Bittern that flew across the reeds in front of us, and at Rutland Water the highlight was an Osprey family. At both locations we were lucky to see Hobbies chasing dragonflies such as Migrant Hawker and Four-spotted Chaser.
Richard Hunt
