Our environmental officer Simon Blaydes spotted a Bittern which flew by him and landed on the reed bed. The bittern is a thickset heron with all-over bright, pale, buffy-brown plumage covered with dark streaks and bars, it’s one of the rarest breeding birds in the UK and is a Red List species. A secretive bird, very difficult to see, as it moves silently through reeds at water’s edge, looking for fish. Unfortunately Simon wasn’t able to take a photograph of the bird, but Wild in the Woods who are resident in the environmental park are keenly watching the reed beds in the hope to see one again.
A fabulous sighting, Simon. That is a real feather in your cap for the Environmental Park. The stuff dreams are made of!