After shaking off a bout of Corona Virus,it was great to get out and i headed over into gods own country and paid the wintering 2nd calendar year Drake Baikal Teal a visit.
The bird had been found at Swinemoor,an area of floods on the banks of the River Hull between Beverley and Tickton and i had played it cool in not visiting,due to the fact i had already seen a spanking Drake at Flamborough on the 15th April 2013.
On arrival the bird was seen more or less straight away,being watched sleeping,as it often does,after talking to the local birders,but after being flushed it did actually swim about for a while and gave some nice views,before it slipped back to the inevitable sleep mode.
The bird is a second calendar year male,with it showing some brown feathering along the flanks still,but the head pattern is nearly fully coloured up,what a cracking little duck and a great local find for Garry Taylor on his local patch.
After getting my fill of views and after it was flushed again by dog walkers,i headed home after seeing this lovely bird.
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