Apr 4th Draycote Water, Warks

This was my first visit to Draycote Water...indeed Warwickshire...I was very over-awed by its sheer beauty and serenity and it was a gorgeous sunny day too! My first photo was taken from the visitors centre...what a lovely view, my second image was as we walked to Toft Bay. We managed to see a Green Winged Teal (all the way from America) although we could not manage to get a picture. We did however manage to get images of the Red-Necked Grebe and some Great Northern Divers. I had a smashing day and met a lovely bunch of birders, who made me feel extremely welcome....many thanks....On the way back we dropped in at Middleton Hall..hoping to see the Cattle Egret, we never got any shots though, just a passing glimpse, although I was quite pleased to get a shot of these Highland Cattle (minus the Cattle Egret of course).