Linda and I took a mid-morning run out to Filby Broad to see if we could connect with any of the scarce ducks that have been present for a couple of days: in fact we managed all three! First was a delightful drake Eider (with two females) Not scarce in the greater scheme of things, but, being sea duck, most pleasing to find so close to home!
A walk through the woods to the viewing platform gave us numerous year ticks, including two delightful Treecreepers - this has been a difficult species for me in recent years!
A drake Ferruginous Duck (which had been very elusive) relocated to the north of the road: with some help from Marcus Nash I managed a few sleeping shots of it through the reeds. We crossed the road again and eventually located the female Ring-necked Duck - hard to find / photograph against the Sun among hundreds of Pochard and Tufties! On the way back to the car we found the gallery had increased substantially: one well-known / notorious lister had managed the Fudge, but had apparently missed everything else...
Last tick of the day was a House Sparrow on neighbour Sue's hedge! They all count!
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