Mandarin

Putting in loads of bike miles at the moment but the next tick came from the comfort of the bedroom. This morning a pair of Mandarin flew south along the river then turned back towards Nassington. Just before that two Ruddy Shelduck flew south as well. These were also seen at Ferry Meadows today and ended up on the Nene Washes by the end of the day. They aren't on the British list as yet, although if you ask me they are most likely to come from the large Dutch population so there must be a chance they will be on Category C5 before long.

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