Rutland Water - this time with pics ! (1 Viewer)

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Mike Tom

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• Sep 25, 2017

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These were taken in August this year. I think two of them may be female moorhens but have no idea on the duck with a white patch ? Do mallards have white patches, I thought they were blue ? Thanks in advance for your expertise.

 

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Andy Hurley

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #2

2 Common Moorhens and a Gadwall

 

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aeshna5

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #3

Agree. Moorhens are juvenile.

 

Jon Turner

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #4

Gadwalls have a white Speculum, which is usually very obvious in flight, and you are right: Mallards have a blue speculum.

 

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Mike Tom

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• Sep 25, 2017

• #5

Jon Turner said:

Gadwalls have a white Speculum, which is usually very obvious in flight, and you are right: Mallards have a blue speculum.

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Thanks guys, the usual informative help. Very kind of you.

 

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Mike Tom

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• Sep 26, 2017

• #6

Jon Turner said:

Gadwalls have a white Speculum, which is usually very obvious in flight, and you are right: Mallards have a blue speculum.

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Thanks guys, the usual informative help. Very kind of you.