The Bittern was seen and photographed yesterday - proving elusive as you would expect to birders, photographers and locals. (see previous post for location) Water Rails too as visitors peer into the vegetation around the ponds. Two Black-tailed Godwits and up to 4 Common Sandpipers are usually feeding in front of Curlew Hide overlooking the river.
Swallows and Sand Martins are scarce in the evenings, but on Wednesday evening very nice to have 25 Swifts and 40 House Martins feeding instead...
70 Curlew feeding in the main estuary as the tide dropped this morning, slightly earlier 5 Sanderling, 4 Ringed Plover and 18 Dunlin were feeding on Poppit beach.