Busy times - too busy for blogging of late unfortunately (as reflected by overflowing memory cards), but in the spirit of an attempt at catching up, here's the first of hopefully a few posts this week, starting with this beautiful male Common Scoter on Scarborough Mere a few days ago. They've been wonderfully prevalent on my nocmig recording in recent weeks (many, many flocks), but its always good to remind yourself just how stunning they are in the flesh. More to follow, hopefully....