Rawcliffe Lake, local update

Well not a lot happening at the Lake over the last two or three weeks to be honest just the comings and goings of the feral Geese and the occasional visit of a Mute Swan, the Great Crested Grebe has now come into breeding plumage and is often heard calling for a mate but the most notable thing has been the Goosanders, the lone female was joined by half a dozen more over three weeks ago including a couple of drakes then numbers steadily increased with over 20 present this last week or two although they had all gone today.

a couple of the Greylags feeding on the grass

20 Goosanders plus there were a couple out of shot