Pochard are now very scarce visitors to Kings Pond. This female showed up on 11 January. There have been good numbers of the Tufted Duck this winter - up to 10 - with numbers varying from day to day - so it was to be hoped that a Pochard may show one day. However around the same date Pochard appeared at other sites where uncommon - such as Bishops Waltham, Lepe on the New Forest coast, and even Spurn in East Yorkshire - so there may have been a wider movement happening.
Half-submerged when spooked by a Black-headed gull
Herring Gulls continue to put in appearances...
