Friday 21st March: Ring-necked Duck
sunny intervals but very strong north wind.
The floods are receding rapidly, moving back towards their more usual size though the birds are still currently best viewed from Burgess Field. The usual duck and gulls are there and 10 dunlin, 2 shelduck and 3 ruff. Very little showing on Burgess Field due to the windy conditions.
Two pintails also reported (WoM).
6 gadwall and 9 redshank (OOS).
Two sand martins at 10am and a (presumed escapee) female RING-NECKED DUCK (OXB).
The female ring-necked duck (taken last year) © Pete Styles
The floods are receding rapidly, moving back towards their more usual size though the birds are still currently best viewed from Burgess Field. The usual duck and gulls are there and 10 dunlin, 2 shelduck and 3 ruff. Very little showing on Burgess Field due to the windy conditions.
Two pintails also reported (WoM).
6 gadwall and 9 redshank (OOS).
Two sand martins at 10am and a (presumed escapee) female RING-NECKED DUCK (OXB).
The female ring-necked duck (taken last year) © Pete Styles