2 July - An evening visit to Pittville Park in Cheltenham, where an adult Black-crowned Night Heron has been present for a couple of days. As the name suggests, this species is crepuscular, as indicated by it's large red eye, so after a short wait, the bird flew in to the island in the lake and commenced feeding. The bird is an adult in breeding plumage complete with head plumes. It crept about on the roots overhanging the water, giving very good views. I saw a Night Heron at this same location back in 2014, so this could possibly be the same individual ?? Good to see a rare bird at last in Glos, after missing last week's Little Bustard and Red-backed Shrike due to being elsewhere / work.
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