I have seen GOOSANDERS at two sites in Suffolk: a pair at North Warren, many moons ago, and the regular birds that turn up every winter at the Christchurch Wilderness Pond. Why are they so regular in what is essentially a duck pond, that is a gross green colour and which probably doesn't contain many fish, I don't know. They are probably more often seen here than at other places, such as Minsmere.
Anyway as you can see from the photos the bird is a female - or a red head. She frequented the main section of the pond, an open area that can be viewed from the main footpath. However she kept as far away from the public areas as is possible. She didn't hang around any of the other ducks, those birds that wait patiently for someone to come along and feed them.
What Christchurch Park Wilderness Pond looks like. There are gangs of ducks waiting around for people to feed them.
As winter is hailed with the GOOSANDER, there was also signs of Spring in the air. A GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER was drumming nearby, whilst pairs of STOCK DOVES and MAGPIES had taken up residence in the surrounding trees.
Everyone loves a ROBIN. Here is a couple of photos of a tame bird present near the pond.
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