Spoonbill and Bittern

Rye Harbour NR - cold, dry, sunny, N3 - Had a run down to Rye this morning with Pat and Ted taking in the long circular walk beside the fishing lakes and returning back along the Beach Reserve. The highlights were a distant Bittern enjoying the sunshine on the edge of a reed-bed on Long Pit and the `resident` Spoonbill (asleep, as usual) on Ternery Pool. A wide range of common shorebirds and wildfowl were also noted along the way. En-route to and from site the regular Little Owl was on the old barn at Pigwell and the flock of 32 Bewick`s Swans were still in the field by the triangle at Midley.

                                  Bittern - Long Pit

                                 Spoonbill - Ternery Pool

                                 Bewick`s Swans - Midley

    Rye Harbour