Long Distance !

The bird of the day today was a new for bird Bowling Green Marsh . A juvenile Purple Heron that was in the reeds on the far side of the marsh and was extremely hard to see . I managed to see it stick its head and neck out of the reeds once , and then got it in flight as it left the marsh and I was able to just get this long distance shot of it before was lost from view .

Other birds seen today were 2 Egyptian Goose , a male Mandarin ( a rare bird for the marsh ) . a Spotted Redshank and 2 Cetti`s Warbler