Llanfairfechan, Gwynedd In their usual river habitat, these magnificent, large, hole-nesting ducks are shy and rightly so Traeth Lafan’s wide expanse of sand is a landscape that draws you in, like the ...

St John’s Chapel, Weardale: Unlike migrating drakes, females like this one can’t simply fly off when we approach her brood on the river Outside the breeding season, goosanders are usually wary birds, ...

WICKLOW Mountains National Park has operated a conservation scheme for the Goosander duck since 1995, which is a protected species of conservation concern in Ireland. Goosanders feed mainly on fish, ...

If you are not too averse to rising early, the hour before sunrise is a special time. On the slopes above the upper lake in Glendalough, Co Wicklow, it can be very special indeed: there is the promise ...

The goosander is considered a very rare breeding duck in Ireland and Wicklow Mountains National Park staff are looking for assistance from the public in tracking their numbers, especially for ...