Redhead in London (1 Viewer)

Victor Soares · Jan 11, 2020

Hi All,

I am pretty sure that this is a Redhead. It shows up on any list that I use (IOC or eBird) as RARE but there is almost always at least one at Richmond Park in London. Is this really a rare bird or is it now considered as Introduced (much like the Mandarin)?

Thanks
Victor

BobbitWorm45 · Jan 11, 2020

Common Pochard. Redhead has yellow iris.

PYRTLE · Jan 11, 2020

Doesn't a drake Redhead sport a yellow iris, rather than blood red?

Cross posted.

Microtus · Jan 11, 2020

Plus the bill of a male Redhead doesn't have that dark base.

Victor Soares · Jan 11, 2020

BobbitWorm45 said:
Common Pochard. Redhead has yellow iris.

PYRTLE said:
Doesn't a drake Redhead sport a yellow iris, rather than blood red?

Cross posted.

Microtus said:
Plus the bill of a male Redhead doesn't have that dark base.

oops! Ok, sorry my mistake - thanks for the correction

aeshna5 · Jan 11, 2020

Victor Soares said:
Hi All,

I am pretty sure that this is a Redhead. It shows up on any list that I use (IOC or eBird) as RARE but there is almost always at least one at Richmond Park in London. Is this really a rare bird or is it now considered as Introduced (much like the Mandarin)?

Thanks
Victor

There's been over a hundred of them (Pochard that is!) this winter in Richmond Park, though yesterday I counted only 29. A pretty common wintering bird in the London area + we also have a significant proportion of the country's small breeding population.

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