The West Hythe Green Heron
26th October 2008, Sunday
Mike Prince, Bob Greenhalf and I drove over to Hythe this morning to pay our respects to this American vagrant, the eighth in the British Isles and the first since Anglesey in 2005 (previous records came from Jersey, Guernsey, Cornwall, Lincs, Yorks and Lothian). Despite the wind and drizzle we had good views of the bird across the Royal Military Canal, standing in the open and clambering about the reeds. The poor light and rain didn’t help with the photography but I did manage to get a few passable shots (left-click on image to enlarge). The bird was first reported midday yesterday but is thought to have been present since Thursday.