Peterborough Bird Club annual report Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator | A* | Rare 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003
2003	Rare winter and passage migrant. Only one record, on 21 Dec, of a drake at Deeping High Bank about a mile north of Crowland Bridge (RB, WB, MW). Although rarely seen away from the coast, the Welland at the Deeping High Bank is the most regular site locally for this species.
2002	Rare winter and passage migrant. This coastal species was recorded for the third year in succession but remains a rare visitor to the PBC area. During 2002 a male was seen at Deeping High Bank on 12 Jan (AD). Most previous sightings have been of birds associating with Goosander so it often pays to check these flocks carefully.
2001	Rare winter and passage migrant. This species is seldom seen inland, so a long-staying male associating with Goosanders along Deeping High Bank from 24 Feb–6 Mar (AB, BF, JH, TW) is notable. Image © Trevor Williams. Click for larger version.
2000	Rare winter and passage migrant. An injured female seen from a boat on the River Nene at Wansford on 13 Jun (MLB).
1999	Rare migrant. Three on the River Glen adjacent to Baston Fen NR on 1 Jan (KKH) and a single female at Deeping High Bank on 19 Dec (TW, DW).
1998	No records.
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