Goldeneye

8th October - a quick lunchtime visit as the rain and drizzle was subsiding to see whether anything had arrived.  On the NE side, 2 Goldeneye were possibly new in, as I hadn't seen them this morning.  They had their heads tucked in their backs most of the time, but were becoming much more active by the time I left.  They both had fully dark bills, but one had a dark eye and the other a yellow eye, so I think they were probably an adult female and a juvenile.  Goldeneye used to be quite regular here some years ago, so I'm told, but have become much scarcer recently - these are only my second record, following a brief male last December.  Record shot through the murk: