Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Night Heron, Thornton, Leics.

Tuesday 6th August 2013
I went back to Thornton reservoir in Leicestershire to hopefully get better views of the immature Night Heron. Having walked down from the church I followed the path round past the inlet stream to view a patch of mud under the willows at the inlet. A small group of birders were focussed on a small group of reeds next to the inlet and it wasnt too long before the Heron could be seen. A good deal closer than my previous encounter but still partially obscured by dead twigs and vegetation. From time to time the bird would venture across the mud giving excellent views before disappearing into the inlet again. The Night Heron could be seen feeding in the shallow pools and channels around the main stream and took several small fish while I was watching.
 Night Heron, Thornton Res. Leics
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3 comments:

  1. Julie Hargreaves8 August 2013 at 04:45

    Hi Bob i have got a photo of a bird on my blog i thought it was a stonechat but Adrian said it is a Red throat cant find any photos of them do you know what it is

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  2. bob duckhouse8 August 2013 at 14:09

    Hi Julie, the bird on your blog IS a Stonechat. Nice image in typical habitat

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  3. Julie Hargreaves11 August 2013 at 14:11

    Thanks for looking the image is not that good i was using the camera with the small lens

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