On a small drain to the rear of the Weatherlees Water treatment plant that sits on the edge of the Minster marshes, a first winter male Long-tailed Duck has taken up residence, to complete his first moult I would hazard a guess at. Completely at ease with a human presence, this confiding duck continually swam up and down the drain, diving for food which looked in plentiful supply. The Duck is starting to look attractive but not a patch on what it will look like during the summer months.
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