Waltham Brooks and Titchfield Haven
It's been a while since I made a blog due to work and study commitments, but I've started getting out bit more recently and had an extraordinary week this week where on two occasions I was in the right place at the right time. With a week off work, on Monday I managed to get up for an early morning trip and arrived at Waltham Brooks at just gone 4:30 AM. There was a low fog across the Arun Valley and the lake on the reserve was invisible. It's been very popular for herons and egrete here recently with Cattle Egrets being seen regularly amongst the cattle and Matt Phelps reporting 20 Cattle Egrets on 1st July! As I approached the viewpoint over the lake there were at least two Grey Herons flying about. A bird emerged from the fog that stood out. It appeared smaller and paler than a Grey Heron, about Little Egret size. It's flight was unusual, more like an owl than a heron, heavy with stiff wings. It flew once around the lake and dropped down into the reeds at the back o
