One o five

The number of Whoopers I ended up with on Druridge Pool last Wednesday. Started off the just the one, as captured with a single Great-crested Grebe below, before the others joined it in small groups from the fields just north. The volunteer warden and I counted them in ….. 20 odd, 40 odd, 70 odd..... slowly heading towards the ton before finally getting there with five on top. Another four drifted towards the pool before disappearing behind the copse to the left and not being relocated.
Here's a few shots of them coming

Sadly I didn't have a camera with lens attached with a short focal length to capture them all on the pool.