Merganser Family on the River Severn in Shrewsbury.

There are only seven ducklings in this photo, but the PiP shows the female merganser with her nine ducklings. The group were quite far away in the river and swimming rapidly, the light wasn't very good, so consequently the photos aren't as sharp as I would like.

We saw a pair of merganser here on the Severn earlier in the year, but this is the first time we have seen ducklings.