Red-breasted Merganser at KGV

I'm still busy supporting my son and his wife with the little ones whilst they endure the challenges life has thrown their way and as such birding time remains limited but with no commitments today I called Jim and offered him a couple of hours birding the local KGV reservoir which he duly accepted and we made our way through Chingford to make the log walk out along the east bank and back.

Our reward for the effort was a slow count of just 39 species which included Red-breasted Merganser which was a new bird for me on the reservoir, a Slavonian Grebe on south basin, 3 Goosander and a Red Kite. Ducks included Teal, Mallard, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Tufted, Pochard, Wigeon and Shoveler along with Mute Swan and Canada Goose. A Little Egret was in the relief channel and there were a number of Coot, Little Grebe and Gt crested Grebe present. Grey Wagtail was the highlight of the smaller birds seen.

It was nice to be out birding and I'll try to find more time as the year comes to an end leading up to the start of another year of listing and chasing a few ticks.