A pair of male Red-crested Pochard were at the south end of the lake this morning. One in breeding plumage, the other in eclipse plumage. These are the first potentially wild birds I've encountered, with Arnot Hill Park's birds certainly being feral. Also of note were two Little Grebe fishing off the bank of Tupelo Island, and confirmation that the pair of Great Crested Grebe have had a second brood with the two adults seen with a young juvenile, and the more mature juvenile also seen. At Leen Pastures, at least one Siskin was present in the alders with a flock of Goldfinch. On Broad Valley Horse Paddocks ten Meadow Pipit were feeding in with at least ten Pied Wagtails - cleary Autumn passage migrants.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
An Odd Pair of Pochards
A pair of male Red-crested Pochard were at the south end of the lake this morning. One in breeding plumage, the other in eclipse plumage. These are the first potentially wild birds I've encountered, with Arnot Hill Park's birds certainly being feral. Also of note were two Little Grebe fishing off the bank of Tupelo Island, and confirmation that the pair of Great Crested Grebe have had a second brood with the two adults seen with a young juvenile, and the more mature juvenile also seen. At Leen Pastures, at least one Siskin was present in the alders with a flock of Goldfinch. On Broad Valley Horse Paddocks ten Meadow Pipit were feeding in with at least ten Pied Wagtails - cleary Autumn passage migrants.
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