Forget New Year’s resolutions, it's time – right now – to get outside and find some winter wildlife.

You’ll have your favourite places to go, but please accept my invitation to visit an RSPB reserve today! Or as soon as you can - but let's face it, it's time to Get Outdoors.

A reed-fringed lake at RSPB Dungeness (my picture) could well host a wintering bittern (RSPBImages)

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