Red Crested Pochard? At Willington, S.Derbyshire? (1 Viewer)

andyotter

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• Jun 14, 2013

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This duck was swimming among mallards today at Willington Gravel Pits LNR.
Another watcher came up with Red Crested Pochard from his iPhone app but, whilst beak & eye are correct colour and plumage may be juvenile/mid moult, the head shape doesn't look domed enough at the back. Another 'hybrid'?
Thanks in anticipation for any advice.

 

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Jack Dawe

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• Jun 14, 2013

• #2

It doesn't look pure to me. The bird looks too long, forehead not steep enough and maybe bill too long too? Dunno what it's mated with, I'll leave that the experts, but the jizz looks almost merganser like to me.

 

andyotter

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• Jun 14, 2013

• #3

Jack Dawe said:

The bird looks too long,... the jizz looks almost merganser like to me.

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Good points, Jack. Unfortunately, I don't have any snaps of it alongside the mallards, but I don't recall it looking significantly longer than them. I may have to go and have another look tomorrow if he's still there...

 

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Tony Morris

Tony Morris

• Jun 14, 2013

• #4

Looking at the back end I think a Mallard's been having some fun down the family tree

 

DaveN

Derwent Valley Birder

• Jun 14, 2013

• #5

I reckon there could be a bit of Gadwall in there somewhere.

 

Tib78

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• Jun 14, 2013

• #6

It's a drake RCP going into eclipse plumage all right. Nothing to suggest a hybrid.

 

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Cheshire Birder

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• Jun 14, 2013

• #7

I think its just a moulting male RCP.

CB

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Jun 15, 2013

• #8

Cheshire Birder said:

I think its just a moulting male RCP.

CB

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Same here.

 

phil baber

Clipped Wing

• Jun 15, 2013

• #9

Agreed...

 

andyotter

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• Jun 15, 2013

• #10

Valéry Schollaert said:

Cheshire Birder said:

I think its just a moulting male RCP.

CB

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Same here.

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Thanks for the consensus guys, although I like the language in

Tib78 said:

It's a drake RCP going into eclipse plumage...

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I think I may use that to describe my greyed temples in future...

 

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Caledonian

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• Jun 15, 2013

• #11

and here

Valéry Schollaert said:

Same here.

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