In my last post I talked about the male Mandarin Duck that was found at the pond off Mill Carr Hill Road, Oakenshaw on the 29/9. I searched for the duck the following morning but it had left and my suspicions were it was on migration and moving south.
Well on 10/10 I received a report from Malcolm Lawes Wildlife recorder at nearby Mann Dam in Cleckheaton which is S/E of the Oakenshaw site that a male Mandarin duck was present at the site on 10/10.
This is ‘probably’ the same bird that was found on the 29/9….and what an excellent photo of this stunning duck!
