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Bittern influx

There have been many Bittern on view at Rye Harbour during the recent icy weather. At Castle Water up to 4 have been seen at one time, once there were 3 in front of the hide there, and elsewhere another 4 have been seen at once. Click here for images.
This is partly due to birds leaving other parts of frozen Europe and ice has formed in the reedbeds, forcing the Bittern out into the open.
We have carried out a lot of habitat creation for this species to breed, so hopefully it gives good conditions for them to survive a cold winter. Click here and here for project details.