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Jan 2021
12:36pm, 3 Jan 2021
48,356 posts
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Derby Tup
Goldcrest this morning by the canal plus a dipper, a few LTT and about eight goosander
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Jan 2021
12:53pm, 3 Jan 2021
5,053 posts
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icemaiden
No pic, but it did happen, first Great Egret spotted yesterday.
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Jan 2021
9:30am, 4 Jan 2021
806 posts
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Reiver
We are in a new build house with a wildlife corridor in front of our windows. I was really pleased to see a pair of Treecreepers going up and down the branches yesterday morning.
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Jan 2021
11:19am, 4 Jan 2021
1,885 posts
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Surelynot
90% sure I spotted a goldeneye on the river. near my house. It was at a distance and it was busy diving for a really good look but the white patch on its head was distinctive. I'm going to go down the other side of the river to get a bit closer for my lunchtime walk today. I'll make sure I take the bins as well.
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Jan 2021
11:22am, 4 Jan 2021
48,365 posts
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Derby Tup
A while since I saw one but from memory they sit very low in the water. Tufties look very ‘buoyant’ but goldeneye look like submarines with a low profile especially at the back end
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Jan 2021
11:24am, 4 Jan 2021
1,887 posts
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Surelynot
Good tips, DT. I'll report back.
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Jan 2021
11:53am, 4 Jan 2021
3,344 posts
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J2R
A female sparrowhawk just flashed through the garden at low level, in that rather menacing way they do. There wasn't a single little bird in sight, which is very unusual at the moment as the feeders are normally heaving. There must be some very good early warning system in place!
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Jan 2021
1:07pm, 4 Jan 2021
2,446 posts
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flyingfinn
With Goldeneyes and Tufties it's another one of those where if you only think it's a Goldeneye it's probably a Tufty because when you get a good look at one it's obviously not a Tufty (c.f. Eagle v Buzzard). Head is very "wedge" shaped compared to a Tufty and face patch is often very obvious. There is also a lot more white visible above the water but Tufties can confuse the issue by twisting themselves when preening so that they are almost upside down on the the surface of the water.
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Jan 2021
1:29pm, 4 Jan 2021
1,888 posts
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Surelynot
Not the best picture but I do think it's a goldeneye. What do you think?
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Jan 2021
1:53pm, 4 Jan 2021
2,447 posts
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flyingfinn
Definitely a Goldeneye. White face patch and the white all along it's side, rather than a 'rectangular' patch like the Tufties.
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