id please - today merseyside, marshside (1 Viewer)

pinky & rosie

I apologise for my lack of knowledge!!!

• Apr 16, 2008

• #1

any ideas on this one please.

I'm thinking shoveler but there was a mega debate in the hide over it

thanx

 

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Jim M.

Member since 2007

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• Apr 16, 2008

• #2

Beautiful male (northern) shoveler. What was the debate about?

Jim

 

pinky & rosie

I apologise for my lack of knowledge!!!

• Apr 16, 2008

• #3

believe it or not they hide was split 50 - 50 between shoveler and mallard???

Insane even i thought it was obvious

 

birdboybowley

Well-known member.....apparently so ;)

• Apr 16, 2008

• #4

pinky & rosie said:

believe it or not they hide was split 50 - 50 between shoveler and mallard???

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That's kinda scary......

 

pinky & rosie

I apologise for my lack of knowledge!!!

• Apr 16, 2008

• #5

i thought so too and i#m not very good at id unless i've seen the bird a few times

 

deborah4

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2008

• #6

Think you should apologise for a lack of ''their'' knowledge in your atavar, Rosie, not your own!

 

Cristian Mihai

Cristian Mihai

• Apr 16, 2008

• #7

The most important distinctive feature, visible from very long distance, it is the white breast... Without bins you can see this from more than 70 or 80 meters....

 

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marklhawkes

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2008

• #8

Surely the bill shape alone should have ended any debate. Hench the name shoveler!

 

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matthall

matthall

• Apr 16, 2008

• #9

Cristian Mihai said:

The most important distinctive feature, visible from very long distance, it is the white breast... Without bins you can see this from more than 70 or 80 meters....

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The female shoveller is a light brown so there is no white breast . Mark is right . look for the bill

 

pinky & rosie

I apologise for my lack of knowledge!!!

• Apr 16, 2008

• #10

thanx for the replies