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166 watchers
Jan 2022
11:34am, 6 Jan 2022
5,027 posts
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steve45
Not as good as your group KinkyS was my group of 5 Goosanders on the river a mile from my house. Three drakes. First of the winter on this stretch of water. Hi
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Jan 2022
11:39am, 6 Jan 2022
53,577 posts
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Derby Tup
50 or so pinkies over the house, heading West
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Jan 2022
11:48am, 6 Jan 2022
4,009 posts
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J2R
I'm ashamed to say that having looked at the Collins Bird Guide again, I now wonder whether what I took to be flocks of Red-breasted Mergansers in Strangford Lough might actually have been Goosander instead. They were too far out for me to make out the markings clearly, but they had a sawbill profile. Would flocks of Goosander just off-shore in Northern Ireland in winter be likely?
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Jan 2022
12:04pm, 6 Jan 2022
53,579 posts
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Derby Tup
I’d think more likely merganser than goosander in salt water. From memory they sit quite low in the water but not seen many
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Jan 2022
2:34pm, 6 Jan 2022
3,530 posts
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jacdaw
Winter distrib maps on the birdwatch Ireland site suggests more likely RB Merganser than Goosander (am I supposed to call these Common Meganser now?). Goosander seem pretty rare on the island of Ireland, especially as breeding birds. Strangford Lough is mentioned as a "top wintering site" for RBM, "150 - 250 birds". Goosander says wintering only on freshwater. birdwatchireland.ie birdwatchireland.ie The winter distrib map is to the right of the summer map; I had to swipe left to see it on my browser. |
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Jan 2022
3:33pm, 6 Jan 2022
4,010 posts
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J2R
OK, happy to go back to my original identification as Merganser, then! Thanks all!
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Jan 2022
6:27pm, 6 Jan 2022
3,533 posts
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jacdaw
Beautiful redpoll on the niger feeder today.
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Jan 2022
3:20pm, 8 Jan 2022
2,020 posts
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Heinzster
Flock of waxwings after parkrun today, and a blackcap in the garden
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Jan 2022
4:57pm, 8 Jan 2022
53,632 posts
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Derby Tup
Waxwings???!!!
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Jan 2022
5:20pm, 8 Jan 2022
20,235 posts
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flanker
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