Bitterns and Ring- necked Parakeet

On Saturday November 10th, after initially seeing a Bittern fly off at 9.30am from the Island Mere hide, viewed from underneath the hide. Eventually had great views of another Bittern at Island Mere, Minsmere. After one was spotted at 9.50am hiding in the reeds to the right, unfortunately noise from the hide and people looking and talking from the ramp, it was only when the noise subsided and the walkway loiterers eventually left that the Bittern eventually walked along the edge of the reeds and then finally walked over to the dyke near the hide giving superlative views at eye level down to 20 feet away! The reeds by the dye did obscure the bird for 50% of the time. It eventually walked back into the reeds. Driving over to Nicholas Everett Park at Oulton Broad, the RNP had gone missing watching with Derek M his wife and son, we heard the bird and I saw it, the excellent female Ring- necked Parakeet in the Oak by the toilet block and it was seen well in the setting sun and showed really well just before dusk.