Goldeneyes

Two Goldeneye ducks appeared on the reserve this last weekend. They were seen on Saturday and were on the big North Pool when we started the monthly monitoring count on Sunday, but then moved to the South Pool where I was able to get these pics on my mobile through my telescope.

Goldeneye are diving ducks that breed in Scotland and further north, so they have come south for the winter. These are the first I have seen on the reserve – they normally prefer bigger areas of water. These are “red-heads”, i.e. they are females or juveniles. The males are a lovely black and white.

If you want to know more about our monitoring counts see Wildlife Monitoring.

You could always come and join us on future counts!