A visit to Junction 32 shopping emporium this morning was followed by a visit to St. Aiden's, Swillington this afternoon.
Quite mild but surprisingly windy throughout the walk.
A Great White Egret (or 2) were here, way out on the muddy stuff.
We did a long, long circuit of the area, only to get the best views of the bird from where we started from!
You need a bike here, and one birder was on his bike!
Lost of Geese and Ducks, mostly distant in the shimmer from the sun.
3 Whinchats and a Stonechat reminded me of home.
A Tufted Duck had a Scaup look about it, with some white on the top of the bill, no tuft that I can see, and an unusual (to me) spot on the end of the bill.
I am not familiar with Scaup, so, with all the Tufties here, It's probably a Tufted Duck
Birds:-
Great White Egret.
3 Whinchat, Stonechat.
Kingfisher.
Cormorant.
Curlew.
Great Crested Grebe.
Little Egret.
Pochard, Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Mallard.
Mute Swan, Heron.
Canada Goose, Greylag Goose.
Coot, Moorhen.
Willow Warbler.
Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Black Headed Gull.
Herring Gull.
Kestrel.
Terrapin?
Tufted Duck with a Scaup look
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