The wonderful drake ring-necked duck returned to Taylor Park lake last week for
it's second winter at the start of what will hopefully be a prolonged stay
until next spring. Last winter it actually spent more time on nearby Eccleston
Mere which is completely inaccessible to birders these days.
It arrived at Taylor Park last week with an influx of tufted ducks, with 43
present today. Also today a little egret and seven goosanders flew over, and a
kingfisher flew across the lake.
This looked to be some kind of display to this female tufted duck, but I'm not
certain, perhaps it was just having a stretch!
Even when asleep, it actually stands out quite well from the nearby tufted
ducks, with mainly grey flanks and especially a peaked head.
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