I started this thread with the same photo again because I had some saying Scaup and some saying Tuftie in a 50/50 split. You will see this photo again on a new post some time today along with other photos of the same bird.
Either tonight or tomorrow I will start a fresh thread with other photos of the waterbird. I will see if I've got a side view photo or any other photo of use. Thanks. LittleEgret32
Looking at the internet I'm drawn to Scaup. Can I have confirmation of Tufted Duck. 'birdboybowley' is probably right but just looking on the web my photo looks just like a female Scaup.
In a previous post, I had 2 people saying it was a Cattle Egret and about 5 saying it was Little. Please can a highly knowledgable watcher or Expert give their opinion but I would also love to hear the opinions of new or still fairly unexperienced watchers. I will count up the answers to decide...
Please help identify this waterbird. It is either a Tufted duck or Scaup. The only way to determine the 2 birds is the amount of white on the face. Note the bird had a fully white underbelly and was sighted a few hundred metres inshore in a small freshwater lake among others of its type.
Not 2 sure about Tufted Duck either although it probably is. I have started a new thread called Tuftie or Scaup, so please help with that. And I have also started a thread called Cattle or Little Egret with a newly edited close up of the unidentified Egret. A lot of help needed there so please...
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