Egrets Yes Bunting No

Cattle Egret and Little Egrets, Colyton, 01/02/17 (Copyright T D Wright)

Ian McLean joined me in Colyton at 8:30 this morning to see if all four Cattle Egrets were still present and we got onto them right away. One seemed to prefer the company of 6 Little Egrets in the bottom field whilst the other 3 were close to each other in the top field with 6 more Little Egrets. Still couldn't get more than 2 in one photograph though as vegetation got in the way. Afterwards we tried for the Trinity Hill Little Bunting from 9:30 - 11:00a.m. but no joy. Apparently it was seen by others at lunchtime though so I may have to give that another go sometime. I've seen several in Britain but it's about 7 years since the last one. Hanging around at Trinity Hill might even produce some other interesting sightings. Not today though - only 30 Reed Buntings and 20 Mipits (approx.)