DB_Bouzouki
Member
Hi can anyone help me ID thus bird please. At first I thought it was a shoveler from the shape of its bill but Merlin insists its a pintail. Sorry for the dreadful image. 
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Embarrassed and Confused (1 Viewer)
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Joern Lehmhus
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Both Northern pintails, male still in eclipse plumage on right and female on left
shoveler would never show blue on bill... also general longnecked structure says pintail
shoveler would never show blue on bill... also general longnecked structure says pintail
It's actually not a good photo for judging the bill-shape. There is something about this particular photo that does hint at it being spatulate, but actually there's nothing in the image to show that it really is - and it's fine for northern pintail in shape.
