With some time to spare this afternoon and a glimmer of winter sunshine, I popped over to nearby Pickering Park in West Hull. Last year I found this normally uneventful park was the winter home for a reasonable number of Goosanders and some have returned again already. There were eight birds altogether - five females and three males, one of which looked as though it was still coming out of eclipse plumage and was rather scruffy! The lake at Pickering Park in winter sun. Most of the birds that were present. The autumn leaves on the surrounding trees cast a golden glow on the water. There appeared to be some rivalry already among the males, when coming too close to a particular female! The female Goosanders below. Also around the lake were 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot, a small number of Mallard, 1 Little Grebe and a pair of Tufted Duck. I was quite surprised to see a male Shoveler on the far side of the lake. The park playing field attracts some geese in winter and 30 Canada Geese with 75 Greylags were present today.
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