Cormorants

On Sunday afternoon there were at least 7 cormorants on and around the large Reading University lake.  Zoe and I first saw 3 of them on the water surface, occasionally diving, then they took off, flew round the lake a few times and then up to the tops of the trees on the north shore, where 4 other ones were already hanging out their wings to dry.

There were also a few shoveller ducks, most of them just sunning themselves under the trees on the north side, but 3 or 4 of them were out in the middle circling together.