Bitterns – 3rd January

January 3, 2010Recent wildlife sightings2010, 3rd January, birds, Bitterns, Cettis Warbler, Deep Pit, Haven, Reed Bunting, Tree SparrowPete Smith

Two Bitterns were found today in the Deep Pit, one giving prolonged views as it crouched within a reedbed, and a Cetti’s Warbler was seen flying from the Deep Pit towards the Haven. The triangular field at the Deep Pit’s northern end which is full of seeding Fat Hen has a flock of approx. 20 Reed Buntings and contains some Tree Sparrows. PS.