July 30th. Brampton in cambridgeshire. On the thursday night previous a adult cattle egret had been found at hinchingbrooke country park feeding amongst cattle. There was some debate as to whether it was an escapee but it turned out to be unringed and not part of the escaped lot from pensthorpe in norfolk. So after a delayed start to the mornings trip there ( due to my bulldog deciding to roll in a fresh cowpat whilst walking him and then needing a wash down ) i arrived at the side of the A14 slip road to view across the field and obtain cracking views of what was my first ever cattle egret. It was in stunning summer plumage with its golden coloured feathered back and long feathered golden crown and golden upper breast. The bill was an intense orange and all of this colour against the white plumage made it stand out all the more. It would preen out of sight quite alot behind the cows when they layed down but as soon as one of them got up and moved around the egret would follow it as it stirred up food in the form of insects. A real lovely bird and an addition to my list, i left after some time and just before i reached my car i stopped to talk to the finder of the bird just as a male sparrowhawk flew low over us and then met the female sparrowhawk who then upturned and caught the prey.