A Sea Duck Visits Bolton

I really should have been working on the presentation I'm giving to the Leigh Ornithological Society this Friday, but when the opportunity arises to have a close view of a bird that is normally way out to sea, you just can't ignore it.

I'm not a great fan of sea-watching: the birds are normally just distant specks on the horizon, your scope is wobbling in the wind, your eyes watering and it's often bitterly cold as winter is the best time to do it.

High Rid Reservoir has produced a number of good birds for me over the last few years.

Another 'Lifer' ticked, I went back home to resume work on my 'Adventures in a Birdmobile' presentation.