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Numbers of waterbirds were well down on the last time I visited - here's one of a few Little Egrets we saw.
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Moorhens are quite numerous here. We saw one with a fully yellow bill!
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In the absence of any small green munia-types in the paddyfields, this Blue-eared Kingfisher was the best bird we saw.
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