Cley, Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. H. P . Medhurst and R.A.R. saw a very small tawny heron, little larger than a Moorhen (Gcdlinula chloropus), and with dark primaries and secondaries, rise out of a narrow belt of reeds beside the bank and fly lightly for a few yards before dropping into cover again. From this brief glimpse of perhaps five seconds' duration at ten yards' range a vivid mental picture of the...

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