Shelduck Caught in Ring Tadorna tadorna

Shelduck caught in ring
Shelduck caught in ring
Shelduck caught in ring
This unfortunate female shelduck had caught her foot in a metal ring on a raft at Rye Meads Nature Reserve. I don't know how long she had been stuck there but both she and her mate were very distressed and he was unable to help her. Obviously it would not be possible to reach her (by boat) to free her since she would panic and may lose her leg entirely in her struggle to escape.
Shelduck caught in ring
Shelduck caught in ring
Shelduck caught in ring
Looking at her damaged wing in the second photo above, she may even have been captive and thus ringed and may have caught her leg ring in the metal chain or larger ring. However, I don't think they have captive birds at Rye Meads Reserve. After reporting the sighting to administrators (not sure what they could do anyway), I went back that way a couple of hours later. The last photo shows that the female shelduck was free and sitting on the raft. I was not able to see the state of her injured leg but hope she still had 2 legs and feet intact.