EGP tuesday-in search of the scaup

went on the way to pick up the fish tank, which tradjically was broken, in search of the scaup. unfortunatly our search was not helped by the sheer numbers of tufted ducks. i also managed to get a scaup confused with a shellduck which was also on the lake. i love seeing shelducks but there werent as many as at martin mere. there were also plenty of mallards. a jay flew nearby. another great duck that we saw was a lot of goosanders on the canal. they flew all around too but the best bird we saw was a stunning male bullfinch.

up to 8 goosanders

a stunning male bullfinch