19th November
A RARE bird has been spotted at
an East Lancashire nature reserve.
The bittern is increasing in
numbers in the North West because it is finding more places are like home,
wildlife experts said.
Conservation work is creating
corridors for bittern, a member of the heron family that spends most of its
time in reed beds.
And the Wildlife Trust for
Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside is reporting success stories with
this wonderful bird now becoming a regular visitor to its reserves.
Two bittern returned to
Brockholes in Samlesbury this week, it is believed to be the fifth time they
have settled at the six-year-old reserve.
Bittern are regular visitors to
Wigan Flashes and when young birds appeared it was thought to be proof that
they have bred. Recent records show that they have only bred at the RSPB’s
Leighton Moss in recent years.
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