This park on the West side of Hull is only a couple of miles from home and yet I rarely go birding there. For much of the year, it can be busy with fishing on the lake and various sports on the adjacent field.
In winter it is generally quieter and can attract substantial flocks of geese, mainly Canada and Greylag, although I have seen a few Barnacles there too. Today's visit was part of the year-listing, hoping for a Goosander or two which I have seen here, but are usually reported from Hull's East Park across the city. A Goosander was one of the first birds I noticed on the lake and it soon became apparent there were at least 14 birds in all, which I thought was an impressive number given that, apart from Mallards there were only 6 Tufted Duck and a single Pochard. At East Park I find the Goosanders hide behind the islands, or stay in mid-water whereas with a little patience and keeping still, these birds came quite close. Other species around the lake were - 36 Canada Geese, 6 Greylag Geese, x Mallard, 8 Coot, x Black-headed Gull, a Great-spotted Woodpecker and Goldcrest were calling. Comments are closed.
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