After a protracted silence its time to come out and have something to say. No difficulty when you have seen some realy good stuff. A trip South to see me sister in Colchester took us down to Colchester and a ride out to Abberton Resevoir. Thinking of the time here I sat with Bill Oddie, with the words "Hello mate". It was hello again from the birding world with the first bird locked onto. The photographer next to me had no idea what he was looking at. So I put him in the picture, joke. RUDDY SHELLDUCK mate. To which he replied I know very little about wildlife and some time as a photographer. I exspect my pic's are nothing like his. But at least I new what I was looking at. As for anything an eclipse POCHARD and WIGEON and a flock of 10 SPOONBILL are always a good to watch. So enjoy the pic's.