Today was a red letter day on my local patch as I was able to confirm breeding for Goosander. Evidence arrived in the form of a single, small juvenile
accompanying an adult female close to the Moulin weir, at times climbing onto her back. The remainder
of the brood have presumably been lost to the local Lesser Black-backed Gulls. The case for
local breeding is supported by the intermittent presence of a lone female
within 200 metres of this sighting throughout the breeding season
(on single dates in March, April and May).
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