A little different and a chance to motivate myself to write every day again. I came across a website which gave out a challenge of recording a species every day in the advent period (1st December – 25th December) which would then enter you into a prize draw if you managed it. Unfortunately I don’t live in the area of the country where this prize was being offered but it did inspire me to record (or at least write about) wildlife species in the run up to Christmas. So here goes (and it gives me an excuse if I double up on species!). I won’t write to my usual length but will highlight what I have seen on the given day.
1st December:
I have seen 24 species of bird today during my walk around the park in Poynton, Cheshire, UK. And the one I will highlight is…
Goosander Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758
This is a fish eating duck, also known as the Common Merganser in some parts of the world. A regularly occuring duck on the lake in my local park over winter, but has been uncommon this autumn/winter so far.
A Species a Day 