Thursday 24 January 2019

Grey Wagtail and Little Egret

Overcast with some light rain, 4°, light W.

The Little Egret seen again in the Brook Meadow. Seeing at least 1 Egret every day at the moment in Cholsey.

Back in 1987 I travelled down to Cuckmere Haven in Sussex to see my first Little Egret in the UK. At that time they were quite a scarce bird in the UK.

Since then they have gradually moved north and west into the UK and I am now seeing them almost daily in Cholsey and even from the office window in the Brook Meadow and Cholsey Brook.

There appears to be 3 wintering in the Cholsey area. They have recently bred in Oxfordshire but will they breed here eventually?

Maybe one of the positives of global warming?

20+ Redwing in the meadow this morning and a Grey Heron this afternoon.

A great picture of a Grey Wagtail courtesy Alan Dawson.

 A record shot of the Egret and Heron in the meadow


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