With a spare couple of hours on Wednesday morning I popped over to the Lee Valley and enjoyed a few brief views of the Bittern from the discovery centre hide along with a few flight views of Kingfisher. The Grebes were busy catching perch and a Cormorant and Heron watched on from a safe distance. Water rails were heard and seen quite often, and a Cetti's showed quite well in the reeds.
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| Bittern at Lee Valley |
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| The view from the Bittern hide |
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| Bittern |
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| Cormorant |
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| Great crested Grebe with Perch |
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| Perch for lunch |
After leaving the hide I walked down to the farm watching a Red Kite as I walked. The finch flock feeding on the set aside numbers well over a hundred now and I managed to find a couple of Brambling amongst the Chaffinch and Goldfinch. On the walk back a pair of Stonechat sat up asking for their picture to be taken.
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| Stonechat |
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| Stonechat |
All in all, a very enjoyable couple of hours to clear the head and set me up for the afternoons tasks.
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