I'm used to seeing Garganey at a distance due to the fact that they are usually quite a shy bird. This male bird that turned up at Farmoor is an exception. It allowed views down to a few feet whilst hanging about with Mallards along the shore of F1. It was very windy when I arrived and the reservoir so rough that I got caught in spray walking past the boating centre. Walked to the causeway and back but no sign of the garganey, but walking back to the car spotted it in the little harbour area next to the car park. It was about 5 meters out with a group of mallards and did not seem bothered by my presence, although it was chased around by a coot for a while.
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