Out in sun and rain.

We had an unusual visitor to Pennington.

Perhaps surprisingly, given how many Grey Herons there are on site, Great White Egrets don't often stop over and, in fact, it was reported as a county rarity

Luckily, it came right in front of us, so we had photos to record it, but it didn't stay long at all

There are loads of Little Fluffies Grebes about

My best count is twelve in a day so far, including six in one pool

With very high water levels everywhere, the Cormorants seem to have become more active and this is about as white bellied as I've seen a youngster

"Like an idiot, I've come out without me umbrella ..."

"... and I hate getting wet!"

"You're a Cormorant, you fool. It's like water off a ... off a ... well, we don't mind getting wet is what I'm saying!"

"Well, I'm sensitive ... and my mum says I have the wings of an angel!"

Another water lover

A couple of songbirds ...

... including a local speciality

Elsewhere, the wet Autumn weather is bringing on the funghy funghi mushrooms, like these spiky puffballs

And these inkcaps (I think)