Still reeling slightly from the realisation of a Baillon's Crake yesterday, this morning we were on the road to the Parque Ambiental in search of a Bittern. The Bittern has been reported off and on since around 9th December last year. On arriving at the first hide, Peter and June Dedicoat had already spent a couple of hours, watching for the Bittern. We stayed a short while before having a walk around some of the park tracks and taking in the other hide. We returned to the first hide and found the Bittern was now on view (or most of it was). It was found climbing the reeds on the far reedbed where it remained virtually motionless, apart from a little preening. Now full camouflage mode, for a passing Marsh Harrier. A great addition to my Algarve birding life. A quick look in the ETAR showed the female Ring-necked Duck was still present. No Ferruginous Ducks were nearby but many Shovelers and Pochards were around. A small flock of Black-headed Weavers were seen along the way. A young male?? A tail-dipping Stonechat. A young Cormorant drying off at Vilamoura Parque.
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