Local Patch Mallards

It seems like it's been raining for days... it probably has... the field at the back is part of a flood plain where there is much underground water. It's been pretty boggy for quite a while but we've now got to the stage where I saw a pair of Mallards happily sat in the middle of it this morning. My local patch is usually compeltely void of wildfowl... just to goes to show you the most common bird can be a treat.