I spent Saturday morning birding at Frodsham Marshes with Frank Duff. Frank had found a Green-winged teal on No. 6 tank last week, so I thought I'd give it a go, not realising the bird was commuting with at least 1000 plus Common Teal
It's in there somewhere!
After a good hour scoping through the Teal and getting cracking views of an immature Marsh harrier and a Peregrine over at West point, Frank relocated the Green-winged teal coming out of the Michaelmas daisy bed, displaying to other female Teal.
Green-Winged Teal
One pain of a bird to see, it only showed for at least ten minutes and then went back into the daisy bed. Other birds of note were Common Pochard, Gadwall, Common Shelduck, Wigeon and Shoveler. Anyway, a great morning birding and another good bird for Cheshire
