Spring is knocking on the door!

I was shocked to find a Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly in the garden today!

WWT Martin Mere

Ruff

Pintail

Whooper Swan

Bird feed. It was an amazing spectacle. There were swans, geese, ducks and waders all packed together.

An American/Eurasian hybrid Wigeon (originally reported as an American Wigeon)











Obviously not rare but I couldn't resist...

Asian short-clawed otter