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| Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire |
As news broke a couple of days ago of a juvenile Night Heron sighting at Thornton Reservoir, I could not resist the temptation tonight of zipping up the M69 to view the bird, as I have fond memories of seeing an adult last year at Pennington Marshes (in Hampshire).
Despite the rush hour, it did not take us long to reach this small reservoir in Leicestershire and what a charming place it is too.
We followed a friendly birder who directed us to the inlet where the bird had been feeding, but soon found that the bird had decided to fly to its usual roosting place. After a five minute walk, we joined a growing crowd of Heron admirers and were soon looking at the obliging bird as it sat not that far from the waters edge on the other side of the reservoir in some vegetation. It had obviously tired itself out with all that feeding on froglets and busied itself preening before tucking it's head into it's chest for a snooze. I managed to obtain some record shots as the light started to fade.
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| Night Heron |
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| Night Heron |
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| Night Heron |
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| Night Heron |
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