In article , rbel says...

On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:21:47 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
wrote:

Comming back from the local hospital late this aftrenoon I was
surprised to see a Little Egret flying over the A 48, it must have
come off the River Neath, and was flying towards Jersey Marine.
Now that would be one for the bird feeder.
David @ the wet end of Swansea Bay

Indeed it would. From memory the over wintering population has been
spreading northwards at quite a rate during recent years. Our local
concentrations on the Teign and Exe estuaries in South Devon now
support populations throughout the year and it is only 60 miles as the
egret flies to Swansea. I have seen many wading on the tidal mudflats
particularly when catching the early morning train from Newton Abbot,
but whilst we live just a couple of miles from the Teign I have never
seen any inland.

We've had a Great White Egret on Llangose lake for the last few weeks.
Not sure if it is still there. No Little Egret's though!

--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales