I've been visiting Emberton Park quite a bit lately.
It's one of the best places locally for wintering Goosanders, with as many as 20 recently.
It's one of the best places locally for wintering Goosanders, with as many as 20 recently.
Today there was just one male, I think the mild weather has encouraged them to head back north earlier than usual
Emberton has the usual array of common water birds with Mallard, Tufted Ducks, Pochard, Gadwall, Teal and Wigeon being there regularly.
Just occasionally something slightly more unusual turns up, like this drake Red-crested Pochard did this morning .
A couple of weeks back this female Mandarin turned up on the main lake.
Today she had been joined by a male
This pair of scrapping Mallard were yet another sign that spring is approaching.
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