A wander in Clumber

With my 'rents up to stay, there was no time for any 'proper' birding this weekend. However, we did have a walk around Clumber Park this afternoon. A smart little drake Mandarin was enjoying free bread handouts near the Ornamental Bridge, with a Marsh Tit nearby. Surprisingly, there were no Redpoll or Siskin in the lakeside alders and birch around the lake; less surprisingly, no Hawfinches were seen either (it was the Clumber Annual Pancake Funday, so the park was absolutely crawling with people - not ideal for tracking down shy woodland birds). The only other highlight was 5 Goosander (a drake and 4 redheads) on the Poulter below Hardwick Dam.

Mandarin in Clumber Park

Elsewhere this weekend, Carl C had a 2nd W Glauc at Cotham Flash yesterday (sporting a colour-ring); apparently an adult Glauc was also in the field to the west of Pykett's Pond on friday, so definately still worth keeping an eye on the area!