Bitterns seem to be everywhere at the moment. Even participants in our bittern safaris yesterday managed to connect with several!! It's hard to tell exactly how many are on site at the moment but it must be nearing double figures.
Smew numbers are still good with four drakes and 21 redheads present over the weekend. There have been daily sightings of great white egret but it has been a little difficult to establish whether there is more than one bird here at the moment.
A glossy ibis was spotted over Denge Marsh yesterday afternoon but unfortunately it just flew higher and higher and further and further away.
There was a brief sighting of a penduline tit from the Hanson-ARC hide at about 1 pm today and a firecrest was seen near the water tower pits.