Common Buzzard and others

Another beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and blue sky without so much as a breeze so took advantage of a walk around the parkland on our doorstep.     We counted 27 tufted ducks on the mere,  there was a pair of wigeon although too distant,  the G.C.Grebes were maintaining their strong bond and the herons were still organising their nests on the island and then the buzzards came overhead.      

took lots of photos of the buzzard but will leave it at four;   still a bit of a struggle with eyesight juggling binoculars, eyeglasses and camera so not as pin sharp as I would have liked as I'd only just photographed the herons and had no time to change settings !     normally within seconds the buzzards have soared away again but this time it stayed low over the fields. 

next, a very smart tufted duck (m)

one of two coots paired up

Canada goose

A crow perched on high surveying his domain  ......

and the heronry ....

think this one had a lQQk of surprise    lol          looks very pale grey so is it one of last year's young ?