This is the first time I have seen goosanders here and there were around 6 of them.
They are very smart birds and always great to see, even if they rarely allow you to get very close.
Unknown said:I must admit most times I see groups of them there are always more females than males.
Same here. I tend to assume many of the females are in fact juveniles or eclipsed males as sometimes the ratio is very high. This year seems to be bucking the trend a bit for me though and the biggest flock I've seen so far was predominantly male.
Male Goosanders sre a very smart looking bird,we get them breeding along our local river although we have not seen one yet this year