Coot it be magic?

It always pays to be vigilant. This colour-ringed Coot was on a drain next to a main path around Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB reserve. CV was originally ringed on 26th October 2005 at Radipole Lake in Dorset. It hadn't been reported anywhere other than there (but last seen 20th December 2010) until I found it at Fen Drayton on 24th April 2011!

Apparently its only the second colour-ringed Coot that has been recorded in East Anglia from Radipole, with the other turning up on the Orwell Estuary in Suffolk.

Many thanks to Terry Coombs and the Radipole Ringing Group for all the information.

More from the P5100

Took these today at Octagon Farm. I'm still not very impressed with the focus on this thing. It's very random and often misses the mark by a long way. The two shots above are about the best from over 100 images taken.

On the upside however, this model works well with my Swaro 30x eyepiece, with no vignetting when you find the 'sweet spot'.

The test continues...