Eurasian Rarity!

Last weekend, Garth Riley, an Ontarian birder, discovered the rare Eurasian Wigeon. The next day, I set out to find it! After a scanning the water, I picked it out from a flock of about six hundred other ducks. It was a brightly-plumaged male with a red head, white forehead, and warm grey body.

It was an interesting bird to add to my year list, but what I find most fascinating of all is its origin. I can only wonder where it came from...

The Eurasian Wigeon is in the centre of the photo, surrounded by Greater Scaup and Redhead.