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Wigeon just got back from a 4hr stint in the hut what ive seen today you can count on one hand thawing out now (MAYBE STOP MOANING ABOUT 9PM TONIGHT LOL).

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Just a few of the many hundreds of Wigeons which spend the winter on Buckenham Marshes by the River Yare in Norfolk. It's a spine tingling experience to hear them whistling as the icy wind blasts its way across the bleak marshes. Ron

Female in hot persuit

Got this shot this morning, Wigeon and Black-Headed Gulls

Which is a nice way of saying that these three were the only ones in focus... oops!

One more shot of this very obliging bird. Perhaps a little soft due to lack of shutter speed but I like the pose.

Same sequence from last Saturday at Rutland

Got this at Rutland Water on Saturday.

One of a series of shots taken yesterday at Scalby Mills, Scarborough in a brief 30 minute window of sunshine in otherwise unremitting gloom! Trying to get close to these elusive ducks has always been a headache but now with the Skywatcher scope I can stay at 50yds+ and not spook them.

A pair of Wigeon feeding in the afternoon sunshine at Strumpshaw Fen last month. Ron

new to digiscoping - wigeon taken at rspb old moor today. please let me know what you think. any comments appreciated

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Last Strumpshaw bird for this week. Hooray! A Wigeon in a patch of autumnal, afternoon sunlight. Ron

A pair of Wigeon feeding in the autumn sunshine at Strumpshaw Fen on Saturday afternoon. Ron

American wigeon in flight all drakes but the lead bird.

One of the hundreds of assorted ducks enjoying the autumn sunshine at Strumpshaw Fen on Saturday afternoon. Ron

1/1600 sec, aperture priority, f/7.1 @400mm

A flight of wigeon on a cold, icy morning.