I wanted to go back to Chorlton Water Park to try to get some decent photos of the Scaup that has been there in recent days. I went round to the far end of the island but it was reluctant to come out from the safety of the overhanging tree braches. I did get some photos but none of them very good.<\/p>\n
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There was also a nice pair of Goldeneye and a small group of Siskins in the tree above us. We had a quick walk up to the bridge that leads over to Kenworthy Woods and from there we got views of a few Ring-necked Parakeets flying overhead and then perching on a tree further down the river.<\/p>\n
We returned to the car park and we were pleased to get close views of four Parakeets; two of them took flight but the other two remained while I got some better photos than I had managed earlier.<\/p>\n
| Species<\/th>\n | Count<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|
| Canada Goose<\/td>\n | 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mute Swan<\/td>\n | 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gadwall<\/td>\n | 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mallard<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tufted Duck<\/td>\n | 16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Greater Scaup<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Goldeneye<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Great Crested Grebe<\/td>\n | 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Great Cormorant<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Moorhen<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Coot<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Black-headed Gull<\/td>\n | 50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Common Wood Pigeon<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Magpie<\/td>\n | 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carrion Crow<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Great Tit<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Blue Tit<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Wren<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Blackbird<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eurasian Siskin<\/td>\n | 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chorlton Water Park : 7th February 2016 I wanted to go back to Chorlton Water Park to try to get some decent photos of the Scaup that has been there in recent days. I went round to the far end of the island but it was reluctant to come out from the safety of the … <\/p>\n |