very handsome sight welcomed me on the way down to the oysters today. Two hundred shelduck in full winter plumage were resting on the mud, lined up along the edge of the creek bathing and swimming in small parties on the ebb tide. These birds have just returned from their moulting sites — perhaps in the Wash, where there is one such area, but most likely from the Wadden
Country Diary
Nov 09, 2022
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