London duck (1 Viewer)

psilo

Well-known member

• Jan 21, 2012

• #1

seen swimming in a local london park, Cant seem to pin it down. Any ideas?

 

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bongofury

Well-known member

• Jan 21, 2012

• #2

Female Wigeon? The head pattern doesn't seem right though?

 

psilo

Well-known member

• Jan 21, 2012

• #3

No bongofury doesnt match any of the females of our native species. Here is another view

 

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BirdBoyBen

Young birder

• Jan 21, 2012

• #4

I'd say a rather dark Wigeon, possibly a hybrid. What park was this taken at? It is possible its an unusual collection species or collection/wigeon hybrid.

 

psilo

Well-known member

• Jan 21, 2012

• #5

No doesnt strike me as being wigeon in parentage at all. More teal or Pintail, maybe a red crested pochard hybrid? have seen a few of those but they have all been males.
This was just in a local unnamed london park swimming with just mallards.

 

Stephen Dunstan

Registered User

• Jan 21, 2012

• #6

Something like Speckled Teal in it?

Stephen

 

BirdBoyBen

Young birder

• Jan 21, 2012

• #7

I was thinking Red-crested Pochard hybrid, but what with? The head is certainly right, though. The beak suggests Pintail but the patterning on the feathers feathers is the wrong shape, and it must be something darker then a Red-crested as the RC is much lighter then this bird-the only thing I can think of is Wigeon.

 

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Tideliner

Well-known member

• Jan 21, 2012

• #8

Its a female chilean pintail also sometimes called a yellow billed pintail. The bill is rather dull for this species , but it could be juvenile or of the race Anas georgica georgica .

 

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stevethehydra

Well-known member

• Jan 22, 2012

• #9

It reminds me of Chestnut Teal, which is in several of the London parks as an ornamental species.

 

Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Jan 22, 2012

• #10

stevethehydra said:

It reminds me of Chestnut Teal, which is in several of the London parks as an ornamental species.

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Having seen hundreds of Chestnut Teals myself, I don't think there is even a trace here...but who knows?

But it does remind me of both Cape Teal and Yellow-billed (Pin?)Tail/Teal

 

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Steve Lister

Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.

• Jan 22, 2012

• #11

The bill shape and background head pattern suggest that there is Red-crested Pochard in it.

Maybe RCP x Chestnut Teal to account for the rich chestnut feather margins.

I don't think it is any pure species.

Steve

 

Last edited: Jan 22, 2012