The weather forecast this morning was for rain, rain, and more rain. However, when Brian visited and happened to mention a Ring-necked Duck present at Priory Country Park in Bedfordshire I was surprisingly keen to make the trip. We...
The weather forecast this morning was for rain, rain, and more rain. However, when Brian visited and happened to mention a Ring-necked Duck present at Priory Country Park in Bedfordshire I was surprisingly keen to make the trip. We left fully expecting to get a good soaking. However, as we approached the park the rain had almost completely stopped.
The Ring-necked Duck was on Fingers Lake which lies to the southeast of the main lake (Priory Lake) and was only a short walk from the car park. We picked the Ring-necked Duck out straight away among a small group of Tufted Duck. We spent an hour or so in the park, before deciding to head for Staines Reservoir hoping to connect with the Black-throated Diver.
We enjoyed dry weather and even some brief sunshine at the country park, Staines however, was dry but very windy and bitterly cold. We scanned the north basin and managed to pick out the Black-throated Diver in the company of a Great Northern Diver. Both were distant and after several scope views, we didn't hang around in the freezing conditions.
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| Priory Lake |
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| Finger Lake |
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| Staines Reservoir, North Basin |