The mandarin pair at Plank lane marina were copulating this morning. He's been
at the flash for 2+ years & had a purple ring when he first arrived so
presumably a bird from a collection. She's been around for about 3 months, had
no rings & is much more wary, possibly a wild bred bird from some local
population. They bred at Eccleston Mere, St Helens in at least one year
(2014).
No rings.
There's a lot of mandarins at Etherow Country Park. That's my go-to site for a tick as they are not common in Northern Ireland.
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