A report from my dad who visited Redcar Tarn this afternoon.With an afternoon to spare I
arrived at Redcar Tarn with the sun shining & temperature of 15.5°C.There were the usual
large number of birds present, it was good to see the return of a number of Goosanders &
also to bump into a fellow BOG birder.He told me that one of the Goosanders had been
reported as a Juvenile Red-breasted Merganser, this meant having to look a lot closer at the
Goosanders.There was one which stood out from the rest having a longer thinner bill which
I think is the Red-breasted Merganser Juvenile,see what you think from the pictures below.
There was also a large flock of Lapwings which moved around between the surrounding fields.
c75 - BH Gulls
15 - Canadas
4 - Common Gull
10 - Coot
14 - Goosander
c150 -Lapwing
5 - LBB Gull
c100 - Mallard
6 - Muscovy
3 - Pied Wagtail
1 - Juvenile Red-breasted Merganser
10 - Tufted Duck
Plus other Common Species
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| Goosander |
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| Lapwing |
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| LBB Gull |
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| Tufted Duck |
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| Juvenile Red-breasted Merganser |
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| BH Gull & RB Merganser |
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| Goosander,RB Merganser & BH Gull |
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| Goosander & RB Merganser |
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| Lapwings |
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| Redcar Tarn 17/10/2014 |
Great shots of a great bird
ReplyDeleteNice one Nigel, not an easy bird to find.
ReplyDeleteThanks, just pleased I could pick it out from the Goosanders, would have missed it without the tip from BOG fellow birders.
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