Ruddy Shelduck

A pair of Ruddy Shelduck appeared on the lagoons at Dunstable STW. The light, however, was atrocoius ! These birds were seen at Wilstone reservoir, Tring, on sunday, and prior to that, the same pair (probably) were seen at Uttoxeter Quarry, Staffordshire.
The female has a whiter face, and the male has all but lost its black neck collar.

The origin of Ruddy Shelduck in the UK is always controversial, and perhaps we'll never know where this pair came from.