Me and my good mate Steve Bool went back down to Westhay Moor hopefully to see a Bittern and for me to see my nemesis bird the Water Rail. Although a beautiful reserve the trip turned out to be a little disappointing with us not seeing that much, with the highlight being the Marsh Harrier with both male and female birds showing well.
male marsh harrier
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| the female |
From the hides we saw the usual rails and Duck species with the males looking rather dapper in their breeding plumage.
teal 
wigeon
The Great Crested Grebes always look smart and are a joy to photograph.
great crested grebe
When we were in the hides this group of Snipe flew in their camouflage is so cryptic. 
look at that foot
some heavily camouflaged snipe
That was it really, we always enjoy our birding and overall had a good day and although we didn't see any Bitterns there were plenty of booming males around the reserve. We'll hopefully catch up with them sometime in the Spring and as for the Water Rail !!! 😖
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