Jan Edwards writes:"Ok times up.... just to put you out of your misery, I’ll tell you what it is: For a start they are diving ducks, belonging to the sawbill family. They are fish eaters, the adults devouring salmon and trout, and getting themselves into trouble with game fishermen. They live in fresh or salt water, and are most often seen at estuaries. They are gregarious, forming huge flocks in the Autumn, and are most commonly seen around the coastline. It’s a merganser.... "
I should have known, because this picture here (and the video below) were taken by me at Coniston Water in the Lake District in the summer of 2007. D'oh!
However Retrieverman got it right. Email me dude, and you shall get a prize!
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