I have to say that yesterday's Dartmoor trip was the best and most fruitful so far. I had rethought the hide situation and decided that it would be best to use my pop-up chair hide concealed totally with bracken. What I was then left with was a very comfy hide completely concealed by foliage right next to  the pool. I had slightly restricted views through the front and side because of the bracken but in the end I managed to get my camera lenses pocking through. At first it was quiet, very quiet. I had gathered some nice branches from down stream and placed them in a way that I though would attract any passing birds to perch on them before dropping down to drink and bathe. About an hour had gone by and nothing at all had shown up. I was about to quit, thinking that it was never going to happen and then suddenly it came to life. First of all a Linnet came in to bathe and drink and I tried to get some shots but it was hard because of the bracken obstructing the cameras view. I adjusted things  and this disturbed the  Linnet.  After a short while a young Stonechat decided to check out the perches and I got some of the best photos ever taken as you can see.  It was only 5 or 6 feet away and stayed for ages.  I used my two big lenses positioning one out of the front on a monopod and the other one  hand held out of the side opening. Doing it like this caused less disturbance.  If the action was out the front then I just attached the camera to the lens and then changed to the side lens by re-attaching the camera to that lens.  This way  meant that the lens was not moved in and out and there was minimal disturbance……. birds can be so wary and once they sense unusual movement, they are off like a shot! Once I got it sorted, well you can see the results.