Sunday 16 December 2012

Bittern............................................................................. Budworth Mere 2010

I have just read the post Findlay Wilde made earlier today about him seeing a Bittern at Budworth Mere from the hide in Marbury Country Park a link here:  Wilde About Birds
My day hasn't been as productive but I do have a little video clip of a Bittern taken from the same spot a couple of winters ago...  a rare bird to see in the UK numbering only a few hundred.



I was in the right place at the right time to capture this clip and was so lucky my little camcorder has a 41x zoom.... the Bittern was on the far side of the mere just like Findlays.
It was one of my first ever video clips... and because of the bird one of my best memories.
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12 comments:

  1. Heather Wilde16 December 2012 at 22:06

    A great bit of video to have. Unfortunately Findlay and I only got to see the head and neck. Last year we saw a wing, so I think 2013could bring us the full bird :)
    And sorry about the previous deleted comment, Findlay didn't log off earlier, so my comment appeared as him.

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  2. Unknown16 December 2012 at 22:09

    Great to see the Bittern!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  3. Carole M.16 December 2012 at 22:12

    a special moment; nice to see Drew!

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  4. Brian King16 December 2012 at 22:27

    Congratulations on filming a rare bird! We have a species of bittern here and they're rather shy.

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  5. Bob Bushell16 December 2012 at 22:34

    Well done Andrew, it is miraculous. And to Findlay for telling us as well.

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  6. TexWisGirl16 December 2012 at 23:02

    awesome sighting. i've never seen one in person. :)

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  7. Michelle17 December 2012 at 00:37

    How wonderful that you caught this!

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  8. Pantherka17 December 2012 at 12:08

    This is a very beautiful Andrew.
    Greetings.

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  9. holdingmoments17 December 2012 at 12:13

    Always a great bird to see Andrew, and a lovely clip of it.

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  10. MadSnapper17 December 2012 at 17:43

    i have not seen one or even heard the name before...

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  11. Kenneth Cole Schneider17 December 2012 at 19:21

    Quite a coincidence, but this morning I saw the very first American Bittern on my local patch. I have been visiting it regularly since 2004 and this one suddenly flew out over the lake in front of me. I reached for my binoculars and got a good look for about 3 seconds before it dropped down into high grass along the shore. No photo, so you will just have to take my word for it!

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  12. Findlay Wilde17 December 2012 at 20:32

    I would really love to see the whole body. I am going to try again at the weekend. Thank you for posting the video again. From Findlay (the football final date has not yet been decided, but I will tell you when it has).

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