Dawn chorus at Newport Wetlands

This is the rare bittern that booms during the magical dawn chorus at Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve. Bitterns are a rare type of heron that live exclusively in reedbeds and their camouflage is amazing! They hunt fish, amphibians and small mammals along the edge of the reeds.
✍ Each month our teams write a blog about the special places they look after. Here, Kevin Dupé, our Reserve Manager, talks about how he carefully manages the reedbeds for the bittern and carries out annual surveys - naturalresourc...