Another day...

... another flying blip.

The highlight of my morning stroll was getting within a few metres of this beautiful young bird, quite content to pose for several photos.

Never confident in my bird identification, I emailed a friend for confirmation  that this is a young shag. It appears even experts in the field can argue on the ID of shags and cormorants. I'm happy to accept that this is one of the former and enjoy the pic.