Odd Little Egret

Off early to Nimes airport to pick up Tricia before heading on to Beziers. En route we pottered through the Petit Camargue and came across this odd Egret. At first I thought it was a Grey Heron but a closer look revealed it to be an Egret - yellow feet amongst others being a good clue. 
Looking on the internet later, grey Little Egrets have occurred on the Camargue and this is presumably one of them - another one was nearby. On the same pool were some Purple Swamphens, Purple Gallinules to birders of my vintage, attracting a lot less attention I suspect than the one that has just appeared at Minsmere in the UK.
A scenic route on back roads took us eventually to Bize Minervois in time for a swim before plenty of wine and food on the roof terrace.

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