Bittern
Recent sightings
| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/02/24 | Bittern | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 2 | M F Walford |
| 17:15 | From Teal Hide. One in front of the Sand Martin wall, another at the back the scrape. | |||
| 01/02/24 | Bittern | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | C Ezard |
| 16:41 | Good view in reedbed opposite the aptly named Bittern Hide. Seen by several birders. | |||
| 28/01/24 | Bittern | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | A B Tomczynski |
| 16:00 | In east side reeds. Showed extremely well for a prolonged period. Seen preening, catch a perch and show aggression to grey heron. | |||
| 28/01/24 | Bittern | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | R Dawson |
| 12:40 | Showing well in bright sunshine at front edge of the reeds on N side of Grove Lake at eastern end. At one point it swam across the gap between two sections of reeds. | |||
| 28/01/24 | Bittern | Grove Lake, Moor Green Lakes | 1 | P J Craig |
| 11:40 | Flew from reeds to right of hide to reeds on North side where it has been seen for following hour or so. | |||
| 26/01/24 | Bittern | Lavell's Lake, Dinton Pastures CP | 1 | F J Cottington |
| 16:57 | Middle of main island reeds. | |||
| 26/01/24 | Bittern | Fleethill Farm | 1 | M Szymanski |
| 16:30 | SU789624. Private site, view only from footpath. | |||
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Records
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Bittern, Lower Farm GP, 24th April. |
| 2017 | Bittern, Midgham GP, 3rd March. (J P Martin) |
| 2017 | Bittern, Twyford, 6th February. * |
| 2017 | Bittern, Great Meadow Pond, 22nd January. |
| 2017 | Bittern, Dinton Pastures CP, 2, 1st January to 16th December. |