Having had such an exciting encounter yesterday I decided to try and repeat it. I made my way back to the brook at around 7 and set up the hide quickly as usual and took my place. Things were looking good at this time. I had placed a broken branch from a nearby vandalised tree in a good place and my hide was placed strategically. Grey Wagtails immediately were on the scene but it was still not bright enough for a good photo.  By now it was about 20 past 7 and I became aware of talking behind me and the Egret, as usual perched just a few feet away from in his favourite spot, flew off. The talking got louder and then more voices were heard. To cut the story short, eventually someone decided to throw a rock at the hide! Can you believe that? I quickly exited and the stupid men, because that's what they were, not kids, scattered like children. Eventually one showed his face and I asked him if he really was an idiot or was he pretending? He denied my accusation but being the "bolshy git" that I am, I proceeded to insult him even more, this made me feel a bit better but my Kingfisher watching was over for today. It seems that this is not going to be practical during the week because of the nearness to the factory behind. I came back home taking some comfort from knowing that I am free to do what I want for the rest of my life and these morons are stuck in a factory for at least another 20 years!! Perhaps if they thought it through a bit they would realise that if they were just a tiny bit more intelligent  they could have adjusted their life to retire in their 50s like me. 

 So now back at home, stuck with no transport, the sun shining beautifully I took a sobering photo out of the Bathroom window of a Sparrow……. back down to earth a bit. But it's a nice bird and a nice picture. Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit, Rook (on the roof), Collared Dove and at last a young blackbird Hen, really oddly the first Blackbird in the garden for weeks and weeks.