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More from my first go with the new camera this morning; Canada with a single Greylag amongst the group.

New Camera; Canon SX50HS......this photography is harder than it looks.......i was interested to see how the new camera i picked up yesterday faired straight of the box, it was about 8am, light rain, pretty dark and windy. I will put picks up as i have gone through them but for starters a Fieldfare, just cropped a bit. This is my first camera that has had more than one button so i've been reading up today on what you camera guys have all been going on about for the last three years of my life since i started birding, ISO' etc. All today's efforts though were on AUTO Still no idea so will carry on with the read. Fieldfare at Tit Lake

The intention was to be heading to Minsmere, however after a chat with Russ at the Xmas dinner I decided that a nearer venue was in order, as such I headed to Abberton with my dad. Leaving after the school run, we arrived on a chilly Layer Breton Causeway for 9.30am. It seemed fairly low on numbers, looking quite empty. A brief scan from side to side didn't yield anything out of the ordinary so we set about taking a good look. Layer Breton Causeway 2 Snipe  were to the left edge (as we looked away from the center side of the causeway), I had a look at all the swans; nothing but Mutes. Greylag took flight from the back left and headed off in the distance which seemed to send the birds around the back and out of sight slowly to the middle. This is when dad picked up a Male Goosander;  a first for him. Goosander Not much else on this side other than large numbers of Pochard, Tufted Duck  a few Gadwall and Pintail.  A male Cettis Warbler  was sang...