Yet again, plans for an outing met reality and did not survive — on the way there, we got a puncture and had to make an unplanned stop. Fortunately, the stop happened to be in the Peak District, so we managed to enjoy a nice walk anyway, albeit a little less fruitful than I had hoped. This colourful Mandarin Duck (male) saved the morning by appearing in an otherwise almost monochrome setting. As is often the case in nature, the female is somewhat less striking — you can see her below: