On 2 Apr 2004 at 14:46, Jed wrote from Devon to say:

The Heron you saw was actually a dummy heron used to scare the real birds away. Down here where the real birds are, I have never gotten closer than fifteen metres or so. Looking forward to seeing you all. I'll try to scare up some friendly herons for you. Cheers! Jed

OK, so it might have been 15 metres. I thought Jed of all people might apreciate a wee bit of exaggeration ;-)