Lady of the Lake - Arthurian Legend (Part II)

 After release of the Common Carp we set our sights on the Main Island where was found, not surprisingly, residents and those which may have already moved in for the Winter?

CORMORANTs
along with the c3 species of Egret including

CATTLE EGRET (yellow bill) LITTLE EGRET

and ever present
BLACK-HEADED GULLs
Also in attendance a single

GREAT WHITE EGRET

which are always of great value

if only for their

Contorting Necks.
Heading towards the
Hampreston Water Meadows

another familiar sight as more

CORMORANTs
indulge themselves in their High Wire acts.

Directly below the pylon 2

GREY HERONs

were in 'stalking mode'
While circumnavigating the South Lake, the larger of the 2, we happened across
mostly more of the same but conducting different activities with male

TUFTED DUCK and POCHARD
looking to be in a serious 'face-off' while

GREAT CRESTED GREBE

and yes, sorry to say,

even more

CORMORANTs
were engaged in 'hunting' and around this side of the lake the

LITTLE EGRETs

were favouring perches

in the

SALLOWs
Only a few paces from the car park there was to be something of a minor and unexpected finale, as all of ours have now disappeared, a lone

STONECHAT
feeding on the reed seed-heads.