Nipped out after lunchtime to look for a drake Smew that had been reported from Thorganby. On the way, I paused to have a look at a small flock of Waxwings feeding along the main street in Wheldrake. Three first-winters were present, feeding on the berries of a roadside Rowan.
On to Thorganby, where I bumped into a few local birding mates. The drake Smew, a tiny snowball of a duck was busy diving on the flood just north of the platform. Not the closest view ever, but always cracking to see. I watched this handsome 'white nun' for a while, then headed down to North Duff to see what was hanging out there. The four Scaup were still present on Bubwith Ings, but with deep flood water, that was about it.
Smew above, with Scaups in the pic below
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