Reigate Ring-neck

Yesterday morning, Gordon Hay found a female Ring-necked Duck on Priory Park Lake in Reigate. This record has echoes of the Ewell bird that spent two winters, 18 years ago, on a far more modest park pond. I paid my respects this morning, with the bird seemingly aware that there were birders present - when it came close it ensured that there was plenty of bank-side vegetation between it and the path that I was standing on. That made observation fleeting and difficult. After 15 minutes it then swam across the lake and decided to play hide-and-seek amongst some overhanging trees and submerged roots. This bit of dodgy video is the best that I could manage. Hopefully it is here for the winter. Gordon is now hoping that this North-American vagrant decides to pay his beloved Holmethorpe a visit - only three miles away as the duck flies.

Comments

Stewart said…
Nice little vid there Steve...
Steve Chastell said…
Nice. 20 January 2002 for that strange urban duck according to my notes. Pretty sure that was the last time I went to Ewell...
Steve Gale said…
Thanks Stewart. All I did was press the red button...

That bird, and the current one, give all of us urban birders hope Steve
David Bryant said…
Great video! And what a pretty little duck!
Steve Gale said…
They’re subtle beauties David, underrated.

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