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Tuesday 22 January 2013

Frost Bittern in January 2013

 Sunday 20th January I started my annual search for a winter Bittern, at Castle water in the snow very little except this Snipe infront of the hide.

Monday with snow on the ground and all the pools frozen decided to head for the ARC pit at Dunge.

On Pett Level feeding on the thawed puddles was a Dunlin
 And  a very obliging cross-eyed Meadow Pipit
 No geese at Scotney!! so onto the ARC pit and on arriving at the screen hide I was pointed out a distant Bittern on the ice - which took flight over to the reed bed near the Hanson Hide. However  in front of the screen hide 6 Bearded Tits showed well. My first for Dungeness.

 Also a couple of Chiff Chaffs showed  well in the reeds

 A visit to the Hanson hide only turned up a Sparrow Hawk and no further sign of the Bittern. A walk round the flooded willow trail loads of Robins Blackbirds and Redwings
With light failing I went  to the Harrier roost at the Woolpack, only 2 Marsh Harriers came into roost but good views of a Barn Owl.

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