Dougie Preston
I live for this S**T
Does anyone know if the WH duck is still in North East England?, as I'm going to Norfolk on Saturday and would love to stop off on my way down.
Ouch! I guess I struck a nerve there Stevie.StevieEvans said:Ian
We know you quite often visit the North Tees marshes........but, that doesn't make you an authority on authenticating British White Headed Duck records!
I dont think its presumptious at all to imagine that the Tees bird & the Broadwater bird are one & the same.
Drake disappears after a prolonged stay at one London site..........then..........2 days later one appears on the Rec.
Anyone with an open mind would presume what had most probably happened.
In fact i thought it was common knowledge in the birding community that they are one & the same, indeed my latest Bird Club bulletin (v.late as usual) clearly states this fact.
Strangely...There are not that many records of Drake White Headed Ducks in the UK this year or last year or the year before........
Stevie.
Ah! So a pair bred in captivity somewhere and the owner wasn't interested in pinioning the offspring.tom mckinney said:In September of last year a small, but undeniable, influx of White-headed Duck occurred in SE England and the Midlands.