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craggy


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Holden Wood 

1 Male Tufted Duck 

2 Teal 

2 Mallard M/F 8 Ducklings 

9 Lapwing 5 chicks seen 

 

Cheers Craggy 

 



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Ian Brady


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That looks like a Ring necked duck to me, check the bill!
Ian



-- Edited by Ian Brady on Thursday 2nd of May 2024 10:29:57 PM

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Sarfraz says it's a Tufted, no white at the base of the bill, agreed, but I have never seen a Tufted with that bill pattern and I can't see a tuft which I would expect at this time of year.
The sides look very white for Ring-necked, maybe a hybrid?
Do you have any more photos?


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Myself and RobA went to Holdenwood mid afternoon, but no sign of Tufted/Ring duck, looking at Russells photo we tend to agree with Ians. Comments.

Regard Brian.



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 BEST REGARDS  B A KIRKWOOD.
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I'm no expert on this, but here's my thoughts. 

head shape is wrong for ring-necked

white missing from base of bill, which would be present for ring-necked

ring-necked has grey flanks. the bird in the picture has white flanks, as per tufted duck

a search of the internet for tufted duck images does produce images of birds with similar bill patterns

the missing tuft, could be the angle of the photo on a bird that hasn't come into breeding condition yet 

As I stated I am not an expert on these things, but I would agree with Sarfraz regarding ID and say that this is a tufted duck

cheers Kevin



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