Another Eventfull Day!

Hello all. Once again, I was out on a bike ride at the River Crouch, and managed to get some breath taking videos. I have made a compilation, and put them on YouTube, Here are the links:
With Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k5vELxuRtE
Without Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NMW7VkStwE.

 I saw lots of Teals today, and also a species of duck I can’t find in my bird book. It had a red head, and a flourished pink breast. It had what looked to be a white blotch or crown on its head, and has black and white tail feathers. It was about the size of a Mallard, maybe a bit smaller.
Another one was a large wader I saw. It was brown, and had a very long bill, which looked to be slightly curled at the end. it has white feathers by its legs. I thought it could be a Snipe, but once again not very sure.
Any ideas on what these two birds could be?