Sitting around in doors dwelling on things and news broke of a Night Heron down the road at Rye Meads so I called the Jims to let them know and headed off up the A10.
The bird was showing distantly from Tern Hide and it was overcast with heavy rain as I walked out to the hide. On arrival the hide was pretty full and I had to find a seat at the far end where the view was obscured by overgrown weeds. Later a position further down the hide became available but I soon found out why as the rain poured in only on this window and I got a bit wet but at least I could now see the bird and managed a few distant shots of it. A Common Sandpiper dropped in during the heaviest rain but soon moved on.
The Night Heron is a year tick and also my first ever in Hertfordshire.
It was good to get out again
year list now 220
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