Monday 31 December 2012

Ring-necked Duck etc

Finally connected with the RND at Marloes Mere, in company with 8 Tufted Ducks and the Scaup, viewable from the car park and the Oriole Hide.  Spent most of its time asleep, hence just one distant picture with it's head up.  Even asleep the domed peak to the crown was obvious.  The Glossy Ibis still there too, at one point had it with the RND and the Scaup in the same 'scope view - nice!



The Dale gull roost was pretty impressive, a minimum of 19 Mediterranean Gulls (18 adults & 1 2ndW) amongst a more sizeable Black-headed Gull roost than yesterday.