Little Bittern at Herdsman Lake WA

[Frank O'Connor <>]

Sorry this report is a little delayed.  I needed to check the
details.  Grant & Clare Morton from Broome were visiting Perth
recently and saw a Little Bittern at the south end of Herdsman Lake on
27th April.  The details from Grant of the sighting are :

Little Bittern yes just the 1
and it wasn't long after starting coming along the pathway from John
Sanders dve towards the wildlife centre so about 1500 and dull as
overcast. Opposite Moondine Dve there is a loop of track that goes right
down to the water and the bittern was on the far side - not very wide - I
was scanning the reed bed and had to go back as something moved took a
while to realise what I was looking at as it's so small, then spent
another 20 mins gob smacked.

Little Bittern is seen at Herdsman Lake, but there are very few
reports.  Maybe one or two a year.

He also saw a Restless Flycatcher near the pony club at the north end,
which is rare on the Swan coastal plain.

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Frank O'Connor           Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au
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