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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Unlikely but not totally impossible around here. But if you look at the transition area between the ginger/brown of the head and grey/white of the lower neck it's a more gradual transition in the Merganser than the Goosander.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    I've often seen a Kestrel sitting on one those piles. Often it's down one side keeping out of the wind. I saw the same behaviour last year which makes me wonder if it's the same bird.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Thanks for that Geoff :t:
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    OK I give in. I've been going to Middleton on a fairly regular basis for a few years now and until very recently I thought I knew the reserve fairly well but I have absolutely no clue where Hall Lake is. It's not marked on any map of the reserve that I've ever seen. Can some kind soul please put...
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Hmmm. I may possibly have walked past the White-fronted Goose without giving it a second look. This was late morning. Set la vie.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Looks like a female to me but I'm far from an expert.
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Indeed although it's probably the dog otter that the mink need to worry about more than a female with cubs whose first instincts will be to protect her cubs by moving them away from potential danger. The dog otter's territory will probably be something like 10 miles long so the chances of the...
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Much worse than any of the above. I hope the RSPB will trap them out.
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