Eccup Challange
Posted 31-10-09 at 01:26 PM by amanda
31.10.09
The weather man said it would be the last good day we were going to get for a while,had to go to Eccup.
One of the best days,managed to see a Wigeon for the first time,and i am positive there is a Leucistic Goosander out on the water so hard to get a photo.I do like been out there on my own, but to day i wish there was another birdwatcher with me who had alot more knowledge.
New birds to day for my list were......
Wigeon
Bullfinch
Kestral
The weather man said it would be the last good day we were going to get for a while,had to go to Eccup.
One of the best days,managed to see a Wigeon for the first time,and i am positive there is a Leucistic Goosander out on the water so hard to get a photo.I do like been out there on my own, but to day i wish there was another birdwatcher with me who had alot more knowledge.
New birds to day for my list were......
Wigeon
Bullfinch
Kestral
Total Comments 5
Comments
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How do you mean Leucistic Goosander the male is almost all white apart from the head and a patch on his back and female is silver grey with a rust brown head. Where did you see the extra white ?Posted 31-10-09 at 04:20 PM by Merlin
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The bird is white all over it looks like a ghost,no black on it any were!
Now thats a right challange getting a photo of this bird....Posted 31-10-09 at 07:13 PM by amanda
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Very interesting, it would be great if you could get a pic. Oh and whats the count up to now ?Posted 02-11-09 at 03:26 PM by Merlin
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36 birds.
I,m hoping it is a Gosander,at first i did wonder if it was a Great Crested-Grege but the bill is wrong.There is allso a diving bird that sits very low in the water,sometimes only it's neck showing befor it dives.Behaviour diffrent to a Grebe?Posted 02-11-09 at 07:56 PM by amanda
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It could be a juvenile Gt Crested as they show quite a bit paler at a distance? Your other bird sounds like a Cormorant. The counts coming on nicely, past the 1/3 mark.Posted 03-11-09 at 08:44 AM by Merlin
Updated 03-11-09 at 08:49 AM by Merlin
