Walked the Bay Trail as our exercise today. From the Ice Rink boardwalk there was a female Scaup in amongst the Tufties. I didn’t scrutinise closely enough to see if the fem Ring-necked Duck was present – they were all asleep. The Bay water level has been allowed to fall so there was a stony shore there, with 2 Grey Wagtails. On the R. Taff by Hamadryad park a Long-tailed Duck with a few Tufties was a nice surprise – it’s probably the one seen by others before Christmas round by Prospect Place. Also 2 drake and 2 ‘redhead’ Goosander on the R. Taff there.




