At the end of my volunteering day on the DWT Brownsea reserve, I was waiting on the quay for the volunteer's boat to drop us back to Poole. There was a Little Egret close to the quay feeding at the water's edge. I saw it catch & quickly swallow a small Fish. I couldn't resist taking some photos and within two or three minutes, it had caught and swallowed another three Fish.
Little Egret: This was the second small Fish I saw it catch and quickly swallow
Little Egret: A much larger Fish
Little Egret: It took a bit more effort to move the Fish around in its bill
Little Egret: Going, going, almost gone
Little Egret: That's another Fish caught
Little Egret: It was now only a few metres from the quay
Little Egret: Brownsea was the first place in the UK where Little Egrets bred as they expanded into the UK. That was only 1996 and now they have expanded their range to just about all parts of the UK
The Little Egrets can be very showy around the Brownsea quay when they are around.
