Moving up the lake I saw a group of Red-crested Pochard, a lifetime first. Two adults and three ducklings.
Back in Assin the persistent rain did not deter the ever present Black Redstarts.
A rather bedraggled Blackbird.
Thursday 31 August 2017
France 13: Lac du Bourget
A cold day with rain, then mist. Visited Lac du Bourget again, and walked down to the quay at Abbaye d'hautecombe. There were plenty of Great Crested Grebes about, plus Common and Black-headed Gulls.
Adult female Goosander, with the brown head, and two juveniles.
The green-headed males play no part in raising the young.
Moving up the lake I saw a group of Red-crested Pochard, a lifetime first. Two adults and three ducklings.
The adults, both female, are in eclipse plumage. Males feed females until the young leave the nest, then they tend to disperse.
Back in Assin the persistent rain did not deter the ever present Black Redstarts.
Despite the apparent blue tint to the plumage, I think this is a juvenile male Black Redstart.
A Jersey Tiger Moth.
Moving up the lake I saw a group of Red-crested Pochard, a lifetime first. Two adults and three ducklings.
Back in Assin the persistent rain did not deter the ever present Black Redstarts.
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