Can somebody put me on the right track please.
While out yesterday graffing at Leighton Moss somebody pointed out that the bird I was taking the picture of was not a Teal, but a Green-winged Teal.
The subject certainly did have green wing flashes, but, is it genuine (Green-winged Teal) and is it a legit sub species?
I uploaded a picture onto the photo gallery earlier today with said bird as subject, but with a species as unsure note, and nobody as ventured as to what the two birds were!
It set me wondering, are Teal and Green-winged separate within the UK?
This birding hobby is confusing enough at present (newboy in the woods) but surely they dont suddenly change species names, do they?
Ken
While out yesterday graffing at Leighton Moss somebody pointed out that the bird I was taking the picture of was not a Teal, but a Green-winged Teal.
The subject certainly did have green wing flashes, but, is it genuine (Green-winged Teal) and is it a legit sub species?
I uploaded a picture onto the photo gallery earlier today with said bird as subject, but with a species as unsure note, and nobody as ventured as to what the two birds were!
It set me wondering, are Teal and Green-winged separate within the UK?
This birding hobby is confusing enough at present (newboy in the woods) but surely they dont suddenly change species names, do they?
Ken