White nuns

With the moor frozen I went in search of any unfrozen patches of water at Wraysbury Gravel Pits. A tiny puddle on the BA Silver Wing Sailing Club Pit was teaming with duck including 150 Gadwall, 50 Wigeon, 50 Pochard and 2 pairs of Red-crested Pochard bobbing about amongst the 55 Mute Swans and 100 or so Coot. A quick check of Wraysbury No. 1 Pit held just 2 Shoveler and 2 Teal of interest and Hythe End Lake was little better with a male Goldeneye, 2 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard and a single Teal. Heron Lake was curiously completely ice-free (surely nobody is watersking in this?) and the long trek to view it paid off with excellent views of 5 stunning male Smew displaying together! Not a bad days winter birding!