Yesterday, my Physiotherapist told me that I need to get out and do more walking to strengthen my back.  I  was even given the green light to get on my bike and go for a ride as long as I kept it short and stayed away from the hills.

Today, I went out for a couple of walks, once in the morning, and once this afternoon, each lasting about 1.5 hours or so.

This afternoon, I went for a wander along the Holy Brook, and was amazed by the number of Banded Demoiselles and Mayflies that were about, though unfortunately I’d made the mistake of wearing a red T-Shirt which meant that I couldn’t get close to anything :o(

I walked as far as the breach in the bank of the Holy Brook, which still hasn’t been repaired, before I came back and headed out across the footpath towards the old railway embankment.

Whilst walking across here, I saw no fewer then 5 Little Egrets, which was a huge surprise.  I knew that they’d got more common, but I never expected to see 5 on my doorstep.

There were also a couple of Kestrels about, and a rather high flying Red Kite, the sightings of which seem to be getting much more frequent over the centre of Reading.