West lake – 13 Pochard, pair of Wigeon, 5 Gadwall (3m 2f), Little Grebe, Treecreeper [by the ‘dip’] in the path; 5 GC Grebe [4 E lake 1 W lake], 3 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush & 1 Fieldfare seen, plus the resident flock of Tufties.
West lake – 13 Pochard, pair of Wigeon, 5 Gadwall (3m 2f), Little Grebe, Treecreeper [by the ‘dip’] in the path; 5 GC Grebe [4 E lake 1 W lake], 3 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush & 1 Fieldfare seen, plus the resident flock of Tufties.
Hi John, Did you happen to note the sex ratio of the Pochard? There’s a WWT led survey on at the moment: https://eastglambto.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/new-pochard-survey-winter-2015-16/
HI Daniel
I had forgotten about that! But from memory I would say they were predominantly drakes, I would say 8 to 5.
No worries, John. If you’ve got time, it would be great if you could note the ratio down the next time you visit (and on any subsequent visit if there are changes). 🙂