January 6th 2011

Headed back over to Bretford for some better photos of the Bewick's Swan (well better light at least!) but the bird was a lot further away but picked up a year tick in the form of John Judge who put me onto the fact the Lawford Pink-footed Goose & Greylags had just dropped into Draycote,so off i shot hoping to get some pics!! bumped into Bob Hazell on the way rnd who'd watched the bird come in & had got some nice shots of it!! I carried on around to the outflow but the birds had already flown (Bugger or words to that effect!!) so made my way back rnd to Farborough bank for a few shots of the drake Smew in far from perfect light!

Smew