Nice weather for Ducks

When you've got some time off work you have got to make the most of it.
Regardless of the weather.
At least that's what I told myself as I sat in the cold, damp hide watching the rain come down.
Where does that phrase come from? "Nice weather for ducks"?
Well, they didn't seem to be enjoying it much today. Skulking in the undergrowth, peering out at me through the sheets of rain. Wimps.
No matter. On the upside there was still a migratory feel to proceedings.
84 Wood Pigeon, 200+ Redwing and at long last some decent size flocks of Fieldfares. In total around 150. A few of which rested up briefly in the trees on the edge of the orchard. The photo was a bit of a long shot but I managed to capture a few of the birds.

They're back

Other birds seen today included: 

26 (skulking) Teal, a Kestrel, 8 Stock Doves, 3 Moorhen, a Grey Heron, 24 Goldfinch, a Kingfisher, 3 Jays, 3 Green Woodpeckers,  2 Mute Swan, 2 Mallards, 70 Starling, a Herring Gull and a Little Grebe.