Little Egret, balancing Kestrel, Coots fighting, Mallards mating etc.

All that and more, in a working day!
I dropped in on Clare Park lake yesterday, the sun was shining, and I was on my lunch break(sort of!).
The First sight to greet me was a Little Egret, which was a first for me at Clare Park too, so although I was on the opposite side of the lake to it, I managed to get some shots before it flew off.
I also noticed a couple of Coots kicking each other/fighting, and a third muscling in on the action too.
Having never seen the mating behaviour of a duck before, Im pretty sure that's what the Mallard's were doing.
Three Tufted duck had returned, and the usual were seen such as- Black Bird, Song Thrush, Long tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Crow, Black Headed Gull, Chaffinch, Green Woodpecker, House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Moorhen, Jay.

Back to work(Wateringbury area) and I came across a male Kestrel doing a high wire balancing act on a power line, the wind was gusting so the Kestrel had to fan its tail in order to try to keep its balance, and in one of the photos it appears to be doing a handstand!

The Little Egret. I dont normally complain about the sun, but when  it shines directly on bright white, its hard to take a decent shot!

Those aggressive Coots.

The Mallards mating.

The female Mallard is under the water here, but she is there!

I followed this Green Woodpecker right across the field, I was a long way off, but got a couple of shots.

Then the kestrel does its balancing act!