Water birds at Duddingston, Edinburgh

Went round to Duddingston, one of Edinburgh's prettiest villages today. The loch is mostly still frozen over but with a patch of open water big enough for a collection of coots, moorhens, mallards, tufted ducks, dabchick and goldeneye. Video'd a few of these and caught some of the goldeneye showing signs of their acrobatic 'head throwing' courtship display. Another sign of spring to come can be heard from a greenfinch beginning to sing off camera - a bit faltering but quite distinctive.

Goldeneye courtship display and dabchick, Duddinston loch