East Park in January

 I've been to East Park a couple of times this month, the second time was today, and I was intent on seeing the pair of Ring-Necked Parakeets which are now roaming wild in the park. We heard their calls but couldn't locate them. Still, it was a great day out as the wind had eased and it was sunny. Several flocks of Greylag were grazing as we arrived, keeping an eye for loose dogs (above). An early Treecreeper near the playground was a bonus, and the Goosander flock did not disappoint, mixed with many Pochards and Tufted Ducks near the island by the bridge.
 We became acquainted with a hybrid goose I spotted last time. It does not seem to have a partner and the other Canada Geese are hostile towards him/her. It is quite small and delicate, I wonder if it is a young of last year. There are Greylags in the park with obvious domestic ancestry (white patches). In the past (late 1990s) there were Chinese Swan Geese in the park and hybrids with Greylags but there are no traces of them now.
 Photos from today unless stated.

 Herring gull pair

Hybrid goose

Have you got any peanuts?

Bathing swan (photo 8/01/12) 

Male pochard (24/02/11)

Male Goosander (14/02/10)

Female Goosander (photo 14/2/10)

East Park

Species (number of visits)	8 Jan, 2012	23 Jan, 2012
Black-headed Gull (2)	present	present
Blackbird (2)	present	present
Blue Tit (2)	present	present
Canada Goose (2)	present	present
Carrion Crow (2)	present	present
Chaffinch (1)	-	present
Collared Dove (1)	present	-
Common Gull (2)	present	present
Coot (2)	present	present
Dunnock (1)	-	present
Feral Pigeon (2)	present	present
Goldcrest (1)	-	present
Goldfinch (1)	-	present
Goosander (1)	-	present
Great Spotted Woodpecker (1)	-	present
Great Tit (2)	present	present
Greylag Goose (2)	100	present
Herring Gull (2)	2	2
House Sparrow (2)	present	present
Long-tailed Tit (2)	present	present
Magpie (1)	-	present
Mallard (2)	present	present
Moorhen (2)	present	present
Mute Swan (2)	1	1
Pochard (2)	1	present
Redwing (1)	-	present
Ring-necked Parakeet (1)	-	present
Robin (2)	present	present
Starling (1)	-	present
Treecreeper (1)	-	1
Tufted Duck (2)	1	present
Woodpigeon (2)	present	present
Total species: 32	21	31