8 May - An early morning visit to Cleveland Lakes and the Reed hide, just before the fine weather broke, and a calm blue sky morning. My objective was to hear the Bittern that is apparently booming in the reedbed. Nightingales, Cuckoos and a multitude of Warblers sang as I walked to the hide, arriving there about 7am. I heard the Bittern booming, and then at 7.55 it flew into the reeds on the small island near the hide and stretched its neck briefly in the reeds - no further sign or sound by 8.45, a real bonus to see as well as hear it, and I managed a slightly blurred record pic as it landed.
Nearby, Eysey flood held 5 Ringed Plovers and a Dunlin (1 LRP here yesterday evening).
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