For better, at last

 I could not have been proven more right, that the taman has been too noisy lately for any normal avian activities, and when all those ghastly drilling and grinding finally ceased, ceased because all the cables have been laid and holes are now ready for the lamp posts to be installed, and these ever so shy White-breasted Waterhens came out to forage. These birds have always been my yardstick for the quietness and sense of security the taman birds need to appear and forage freely.

And it's not one but a pair of the Waterhens that appeared so openly. 

CMCO Day 9

Whilst one moved on into the undergrowth, the other one was braver and moved down to the pond, a rare act unless it did not feel threatened.

And then there was no hurry to retreat into the safety of the undergrowth when it decided to return to the bushes.