[England] Goose hybrid? (1 Viewer)

katastrofa said:

I saw this bird in Elmley Nature Reserve (Kent) this weekend. It resembles a shelduck, but the bill is too bright and there is too much white. OTOH I see too much colour on the wings to be convinced that it's a domestic escapee.

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katastrofa said:

..., but the bill is too bright and there is too much white.

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MJB said:

I think you meant that its bill was too dull, that is if you were comparing it to the adults...
MJB

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Nutcracker said:

Depends on your definitions of 'bright' and 'dull'! The bill on the juvenile is paler, more pink. So it is brighter. But it is also less intensely red than an adult. So it is duller. So it's both brighter and duller :-O

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