[England] Juvenile red-crested pochard? (1 Viewer)

katastrofa

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• Apr 26, 2017

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Photo taken this March in a London park.

 

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Nutcracker

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• Apr 26, 2017

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Common Pochard, first winter male starting to moult into adult plumage.

 

katastrofa

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• Apr 26, 2017

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Thanks!

 

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Swannery Steve

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• Apr 26, 2017

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If photo taken in March this must be a female Common Pochard. A '1st winter' male would be not just starting to moult but would be inseparable from an adult male by March in my experience here on The Fleet.

Steve

 

Andy Adcock

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• Apr 26, 2017

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Swannery Steve said:

If photo taken in March this must be a female Common Pochard. A '1st winter' male would be not just starting to moult but would be inseparable from an adult male by March in my experience here on The Fleet.

Steve

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Face pattern suggests female as well.


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katastrofa

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• Apr 26, 2017

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Thanks guys.