The beautiful warm sunshine was an added bonus this evening and a good crowd of us collected in the beer garden of the Leather's Smithy. The warmth had obviously encouraged the hatching of mayfly as they swarmed everywhere, which was a spectacle in itself. After a quick drink, we wandered alongside the reservoir and through the pine forest to the heronry reserve. Fortunately, there was a fair amount of heron activity; we saw several heron returning to their nests from fishing excursions and were amazed by the noisy welcome they received. I think the other chap at the heronry, however, enjoyed overhearing the MNTV banter more than the herons!! On climbing up to the view point, we saw more heron in their nests and perched on the very topmost branches, which appeared to us rather precarious. As the herons settled down, we made our way back along the other side of the reservoir to the pub. Since it was still warm and sunny, we brought our drinks out to the beer garden but by this time the midges were also out and we proved to be a good food source! Despite our itchy souvenirs, the evening proved popular and was enjoyed by everyone.
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