Back in 2004, Stockport MBC misguidedly (and possibly illegally) introduced 9 Red-crested Pochards to Bruntwood Park and Bramall Park Lakes. This would appear to be the last one of these? I don't think they were properly pinioned.
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Judith Smith
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Lightshaw hall Flash is sacrosanct - NO paths please!
John, Dippers are most likely the pair I saw on the Goyt at Chadkirk a week or two back... The ringed bird does appear to be sporting a white ring from a distance, but on closer inspection of the photos I took of the bird I found it to be a metalic BDO style ring.
Interesting to hear of developments at the Roman Lakes...I've not been down that way for some time, so might well pay a visit.
There were at least 17 Mandarin Ducks on the River Goyt ,off Bongs Road,Offerton today,and of even more dubious origin,a drake Red Crested Pochard at Roman Lakes,Marple
Friday 27th. a.m.
No Red-crested Pochard at Roman Lakes but a nice drake Gadwall on the main lake - these are scarce round our neck of the woods.
Also a pair of Dipper on the Goyt, one unringed and the second with a pale (whitish-green?) ring on right leg - too distant to be certain.
There were at least 17 Mandarin Ducks on the River Goyt ,off Bongs Road,Offerton today,and of even more dubious origin,a drake Red Crested Pochard at Roman Lakes,Marple
