Red- crested Pochard saves a bad dip afternoon

On Wednesday 18 January, after leaving work at 2.30pm finally I chance for some birding, (I was ill for most of last Saturday & had non- birding things to do Sunday)I had a look at Rollesby Broad from the Bridge, a nice flock of 10 Goldeneye with 6 males and nice to find a super fine male Red- crested Pochard on Ormesby broad resplendent in the mid afternoon sun with a large number of Tufted ducks with at least 3 Scaup- like female Tufties, Gadwall seen too. Bitterly disappointed to turn up at the cafe at 3pm and see it was closed barring access to the bird hide and no way of seeing the Smew, a bad miss.