Titchmarsh Wigeon

Numbers of this winter migrant are really starting to build up at the reserve evidenced not just visually but audibly by their constant two-tone whistling call.

As is so often the case the male of the species is quite a handsome bird compared to the drabber female.

Its always a pleasure to see their return to our inland gravel pits.  

Great light quality for the shot and a high shutter speed really caught the droplets of water.