I am not a dedicated bird watcher but I do like to see wildlife of all kinds especially anything that's a bit of a rarity.
I'd been told of a Great White Egret taking up residence on a nearby canal so thought that it might be worth having a look for myself.
The location isn't too far away so it was reasonably easy to nip out for a short while without causing too much domestic upheaval.
In the end I had to make three visits before getting a decent sighting.
On the first occasion it was just disappearing from sight as I arrived, the second time it was nowhere to be seen so I thought that I would give it one last go this afternoon before the approaching storm sets in and I struck lucky.
They are gradually moving up from southern Europe via France to the UK and successfully bred here for the first in the Somerset Levels in 2012.
They're about the same size as Grey Heron and one decided to push in on this chap's fishing patch after he'd made a catch.
Sorry about the poor focus but I'm not a photographer, I just take snaps!