Not the pipe band...

I went down to Roberts Park one evening to watch the Bradford Pipe Band, who were advertised as conducting a rehearsal in the park. They were a no-show, probably on account of a sudden rain shower earlier in the evening, though the rain had stopped by the advertised time. I did, however, get to see another band on the river: a flotilla of goosander, some 30 in total. They looked like females and juveniles. I've often seen a pair on the canal or river locally and once saw a female with a small brood of babies, but I've never seen such a large group before. At this rate they will be competing with the ever-growing flocks of geese that hang around.