A pair of Red-crested Pochard and two 'redhead' Smew have been gracing Lynch Lake. I popped in for a look, although digiscoping in the gloom wasn't much fun.
Red-crested Pochard
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Smew
Mergellus albellus
Digiscoped with Canon Powershot A640 and Leica APO77 x20