A break in the rain (at last) !

25/6/05 Titchwell RSPB Leaders:Matthew

In a break in the rain we decided to go to Titchwell for a couple of hours. We headed towards the Fen Hide where a Bittern had been lurking earlier that day. Bearded Tits were flitting around near the back of the pond, often landing in the mud at the bottom of the reeds. A male Marsh Harrier showed well on a dead tree stump. A lovely male Bullfinch greeted us as we left the Fen Hide. A Knot Grass moth larva (above) was interesting. Sedge and Reed Warblers were abundant on the main path. In the Island Hide there were two-hundred-plus Avocets, fifty-plus Knot and one-hundred-plus Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits. The Parrinder Hide gave us two superb summer plumage Spotted Redshanks (above) were showing right in front of the hide, late Wigeons were still around. Overall pretty good for two hours at Titchwell, oh and we missed the Bittern by ten minutes.