Easy Sundays: The Meteoric Rise of the Little Egret

The Little Egret is a graceful white heron with dainty yellow feet which look like they have been dipped in a pot of paint! Native to southern Europe, the bird has made an incredible journey to northern Europe - albeit with climate change playing a part. Factor in the over-eating of this unfortunate bird in centuries past - in 1451, a thousand of the birds were consumed at a banquet in Northumberland - and over-hunting in the quest for feathers to adorn hats in the nineteenth century, it's nothing short of a miracle that it is here and spreading along our very own River Tweed.
Funded by Destination Tweed and the Lottery Heritage Fund, Scottish Borders-based Riddell Fiddles use local photographs and music written especially for the performance to lament and celebrate the meteoric rise of such an eccentric bird. This is a musical event with visuals to showcase the magnificence and resilience of nature.