Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Family "Ardeidae" ()01/01/2009) Eastbourne, E Sussex - someone spotted it i a stream by a footpath somewhere there! So a twitch alert went out and we were off! Albeit on New Years' Day!
Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Family "Ardeidae" ()01/01/2009) Eastbourne, E Sussex - someone spotted it i a stream by a footpath somewhere there! It was completely unfazed by us all being there and just carried on as if to say "dunno what all the fuss is about"!. Anyway, they are very rare down here in Sussex.
Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Family "Ardeidae" ()01/01/2009) Eastbourne, E Sussex - someone spotted it i a stream by a footpath somewhere there! Normally a crepuscular creature (of the dawn and dusk), hence "night" in the name, but here in broad daylight at around 14:00 hrs! Obviously looking for a late lunch, looks like it has found some!
Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Family "Ardeidae" ()01/01/2009) Eastbourne, E Sussex - someone spotted it i a stream by a footpath somewhere there!
Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Family "Ardeidae" ()01/01/2009) Eastbourne, E Sussex - someone spotted it i a stream by a footpath somewhere there! They are a very odd-looking bird the way they clamber over and around rocks with their oddly long legs!
Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Family "Ardeidae" ()01/01/2009) Eastbourne, E Sussex - someone spotted it i a stream by a footpath somewhere there! Admiring its reflection!
Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Family "Ardeidae" ()01/01/2009) Eastbourne, E Sussex - someone spotted it i a stream by a footpath somewhere there! On the hunt again. Must have sat there totally motionless for about 10 minutes before it got something, sadly crappy images of that so not included here.
