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I went to Sherwood Park ,Bris yesterday.The male
Little Bittern was hard to find but was found almost directly in front of
the end of the cul-de-sac at the first lagoon.It took about an hour to
find it and I only stayed that long because of the fantastic views of a single
Bushhen ....the B.H is easy to find foraging at the other end of lagoon 2 near
the main carpark
The Little Bittern was unbelievably hard for me to
see. I didn't realize just how crytic and small they are!.I'd recommend sitting
on the grass at the end of the cul-de-sac and looking into the reeds slowly
scanning.I didn't see the female but I've got to say that it is one of top birds
I've ever seen....so locals should take advantage of this
opportunity.
I spoke to a couple of Uni students doing a Moorhen
survey and study.They said that the Little Bitterns were there last year and
quite easy to see flying between the lagoons at times
Interesting to note that they had also
seen.........
Black Bitterns
Spotless Crakes(recently)
Spotted
Crakes
Bailons Crakes
As well as 110 species....my list was 50 in an hour
including tons of Little Lorrikeets.I was with my bricklayer who is not a
birdwatcher and I reckon he might get hooked!! Funny thing too with
the Uni students;when I was talking about these great birds,they said they were
only interested in Moorhens at the moment!
All the best and thankyou to the Birding-Ausers for there
directions
Bill
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