Lesser Scaup ????? (1 Viewer)

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Bazza sample

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• Mar 12, 2018

• #1

These two ducks were noted on a local NE England lake two days ago and were photographed and tagged as lesser scaup on our local Facebook page. I’m not certain as to whether they are lesser scaup so a bit of I.d. Help is needed !!

 

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fugl

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• Mar 12, 2018

• #2

Don’t know about the female but the drake looks like a Greater to me.

 

Stephen Dunstan

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• Mar 12, 2018

• #3

Both look like Greater Scaup.

 

Nutcracker

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• Mar 12, 2018

• #4

Yep, Greater.

Which lake?

 

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Bazza sample

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• Mar 12, 2018

• #5

Killingworth lake.

 

Nutcracker

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• Mar 12, 2018

• #6

Bazza sample said:

Killingworth lake.

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Thanks! Wish you'd said 2 days ago - quite a scarce bird locally, a lot of people would like to see them

 

KC Foggin

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• Mar 12, 2018

• #7

Nutcracker said:

Thanks! Wish you'd said 2 days ago - quite a scarce bird locally, a lot of people would like to see them

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Ummm... he did say two days ago in his original post.

 

Nutcracker

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• Mar 12, 2018

• #8

KC Foggin said:

Ummm... he did say two days ago in his original post.

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Yep, I know! That's when they were seen; it's very annoying that a local rarity (and potentially, a significant national rarity) was not mentioned for 2 days, and when it was, without a location until prompted, despite the location being a public park. I'm just hoping they'll still be there tomorrow . . .

 

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TerryL

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• Mar 13, 2018

• #9

Any photo's that give an idea of size? Lesser Scaup are very small, smaller than tufted duck for example. I agree with Greater Scaup from pic

 

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coaltit

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• Mar 13, 2018

• #10

Yes nice birds and nice photograph, you don,t always need reservoirs to see such birds thou that is where I saw my first greater scaup, If your lucky enough and sometimes the time of the day helps a small back water can provide some nice surprises, only this winter such a water near me hosted 3 whooper swans Its the first time I,ve heard of tundra swans on there before.

 

Nutcracker

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• Mar 13, 2018

• #11

Alas, gone now - no sign of them this morning.