Recently, a Bittern has been showing occasionally in the small reedbed at the Wildlife Discovery Centre at Fishers Green within the Lee Valley. For many years, this was my local patch, and I spent many an enjoyable hour watching Bitterns here. One year, I watched four Bitterns at the same time from this location.
Brian picked me up, and we arrived shortly before 8am. We were the only people present, and as we entered the viewing area, the Bittern was standing in the left-hand channel. It stayed there for a few minutes, then disappeared among the reeds. Although it was among the reeds, the Bittern was still viewable, and soon headed back towards the channel.
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| The small reedbed |
I added Water Rail to my year list before heading back towards the farm. We located the White-fronted Goose flock and had a count of thirty-two within a mixed flock with Egyptian Geese.
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| White-fronted and Egyptian Geese |
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