SIR: I have recently read the article in the Evening News about the lady (Mrs Peat) who lives in Rutherford Drive, Westhoughton.

She says she saw what they thought was a heron in her garden.

I too saw a bird in our back garden about some weeks ago. In fact it was standing right on top of a conifer tree. I also managed to video it before it flew off. My husband did not think it was a heron as it was too big.

As we are quite local to Mrs Peat it could be still around the district.

Mrs J Jones

Taywood Road, Hunger Hill, Bolton

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