Scaup at Conwy RSPB

Not by any means a rareity but a scarce bird inland and although Conwy RSPB is on the coast, we suprisingly get few chances to get close good views of a drake Scaup.

A nice drake that to me could be just starting its moult into an eclipse plumage although it does seem that this bird appears to be oiled as you can tell from this image below.



Other birds included up to 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats and a handful of Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers. A Sedge Warbler made an appearance and a brief view of a young Reed Warbler was also nice to see.

House Martins and a couple of Swallows drifted past and atleast 40 Black Tailed Godwits were also reported earlier in the morning along with a female and juvenile Redstart.