A really dark drake Common Scoter was the most distant of the two birds and given the drizzle I must have been mad to get a record shot (or is it more of a silouette!)
With the rain easing, I managed a record shot of the other 'turn up' - a Red-breasted Merganser!! Only my second one in Shropshire and a devilishly tricky inland bird.
It didn't stay long however, gunshot is not a welcoming noise and it flew out at approx 10.30. I'm blogging this several days later and assumeI was the last person to see it......
