A couple of weeks since the Cedar Waxwing and I found myself heading back to Nottinghamshire! This time, for an American duck - a Redhead, which had appeared on a lake at Bleasby. John and Fuzz decided to hire a car for the trip, very extravagant! I chipped in and the twitch was on. The Redhead was seen immediately on a large lake, associating with a group of about 25 Pochard. It was surprisingly larger than expected, sitting higher in the water and with darker plumage than the drake Pochards, so was easy to pick out from a distance. The bird's headshape was rounded and carried in a similar manner to a Red-crested Pochard. The bill was blueish with a neat black tip and white subterminal band. The bird appeared at home and actively displayed to the female Pochards in the manner of a Goldeneye, by tossing back its head. Not much else present at Bleasby besides this 'first for Britain', so we made our way back to Norwich.
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