Mary Stevens Park - Thur 7 Mar - ca1600.......
A quick bimble, bumped into another birder with his dog,,,,,,looking for 'reported' Goosander. That's the 2nd 'other' birder i've seen around the park this week!
The Goosander seem to have gone, that's two clear days now, however, the imminent arrival of Wintery conditions might mean a bit of localised movement. The pair of Tufties have also scarperd as well.
All was not lost as, in addition, to the 2 regular adult Lesser Black-Backed Gulls there were 2 2nd-Winter birds and a single 1st-Winter Herring Gull. It's nice to see a few more of the 'big boys'. They had a supporting cast of about 75 Black Headed Gulls in various plumages and both singing Goldcrest and Nuthatch adjacent......
Laurie :t: