I dropped down to the Bay on Weds to try & see the pair of Scaup only to find they had absconded! Wandering round to the Prospect Place area it was nice to see 7 Goosander [6 fems and 1 male]. A few of then hopped up onto the floating pontoon there to rest & preen – and have a go at some of the gulls already in residence! The male was particularly smart. it was rather alarming to see a Herring Gull flying around with a blue streamer of rubbish – it flew quite freely but there’s always the danger of getting it tangled when it lands.