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Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Bittern - Wyver Lane

Wyver Lane, Belper is well off-piste for me but James, my eldest son, was down there today and saw and photographed his first Bittern! It wasn't close but still a nice record shot of a very rare visitor to the Derwent Valley. There is a blog covering the area run by Dave Newcombe Derwent Valley Birder which has regular updates on local bird sightings. 
There are currently two birds there following the first report on around 2 Jan.

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3 comments:

  1. Unknown17 January 2013 at 17:13

    I've never even seen one let alone photographed one. Well done Andy. It's certainly a striking looking bird.

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  2. Andy Butler17 January 2013 at 21:22

    Perfectly camouflaged for their reed bed habitat, numbers are increasing now so we could find one in the Matlock/ Bakewell area some day. Dave Newcombe has told me the BIttern first turned up at Wyver lane on 20th December so have been present for almost a month now.

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    1. Unknown20 January 2013 at 16:41

      I will have to be on the lookout. Thanks Andy.

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