A brief early morning visit to Wilstone Reservoir in Hertfordshire today hoping to connect with the Spotted Crakes that have been present since early September. We arrived at first light and headed up the steps and made our way towards Cemetery Corner.
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| View of Wilstone reservoir at first light |
Most of the sightings previously had been late afternoon, early evenings but we had only been scanning the reedbeds for 10-15 minutes when one of the Spotted Crakes was found. It was feeding at the front of the 2nd stand of reeds to the right of Cemetery Corner. Previous reports had me thinking it was only showing for brief periods before disappearing back into the reeds, but this individual continued to feed along the front of the reeds for long periods. I also had a possible sighting of a second bird but could not get another view to confirm it.
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| Spotted Crake |
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