It being a bank holiday, I spent the morning at the Wetland and Wildlife Trust reserve at Welney, and was well rewarded for my efforts. There were eight cranes, and a spoonbill, but all of them out of camera range. And then there was a bittern, which is one of UK's most elusive resident birds, usually skulking out of sight in reed beds. I grabbed what I had to take a picture, which was my phone, and this is it:That is not the world's best photo, but any photo of a bittern is good and I was chuffed with this. PDF of article

Source: The Guardian April 03, 2026 20:34 UTC