England - Duck ID help please (1 Viewer)

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charliefox

Registered User

• Aug 11, 2020

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Took this shot last weekend at Low Barns Nature Reserve, Witton-le-Wear, County Durham, England. Bird in question is centre of shot, brown duck with white wing bar. Lapwing and female Mallard should provide some scale.

I’m sure I shall kick myself when someone IDs it for me.

Many thanks for your assistance

 

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Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Aug 11, 2020

• #2

Gadwall

 

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charliefox

Registered User

• Aug 11, 2020

• #3

Many thanks Andrew, much appreciated.

 

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Alexander Stöhr

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• Aug 11, 2020

• #4

I just wanted to add that a female or a 1 CY Gadwall is hiding behind a trunk (just below the right Lapwing). Compare colours and individual feather pattetn to the Mallard on the left. Restricted white on the belly is also good for Gadwall, or am I again trying to hard here? It looks good for Gadwall on first sight, so I think it is indeed one (and no Mallard, Teal, or Garganey)