Received an email from Chris Reay at Oakenshaw who on Sunday 29/9 found a drake Mandarin Duck at the large pond off Mill Carr Hill Road, Oakenshaw.
I went to the pond today but there was no sign of the duck, which may have left the area.
The Mandarin Duck is a native of Asia. Many have escaped from captivity and it is now become naturalized in the UK during the 20th century and is now found across England and parts of Scotland and Wales.
This morning in the pouring rain I took some hardly, but very keen souls for a nature walk around Raw Nook LNR.
Despite the conditions we found some fungi species, mainly Fly Agaric and a really interesting fly leaf mine.
The only birds on view in the rain were a moving flock of Long Tailed tits.
The main thing was, which we all agreed was we were outdoor, we were happy and enjoying nature…but in the rain..ha
