We were up north today checking one of the ports. The most interesting bird was a Black-throated Diver but it was too far away for a photo. There were the usual common ducks in the harbour though.
Onuma has been a little disppointing this year. Usually several scarcer species of duck join the Whooper Swan/Mallard flock but not this winter. Yesterday there were 2 Common Goldeneye, a couple of Smew, a group of 20 or so Goosander and 3 Common Teal…….