It’s not every day that you get to photograph a Bittern. We’d heard one booming at Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve but then, the next day, while we were focused on looking for (but failed to see) Tree sparrows at RSPB Dungeness, a Bittern just happened to fly over from a pool on one side of the main road to a pool on the other. Luckily, I had my camera handy, though it’s not the sharpest of photos.
Wow, how fantastic to actually see a bittern, I have yet to hear one booming let alone see it. My local Wildlife Trust (Herefordshire) is developing one of their flagship reserves to include several areas of reed bed so I live in hope…
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They certainly can be difficult, Richard. Fingers crossed for that site development!
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