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Tuesday, 20 August 2013

Standlake Pit 60 August 20th

Greenshank 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Little grebe 1
Oyster catcher 1
Juvenile RC Pochard?? (see poor photo below)
Anyone recognise swan leg ring

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous20 August 2013 at 13:11

    Young RC Pochard?

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  2. AntonyC20 August 2013 at 14:14

    I did consider that but it was surface feeding and I rather expected it to dive. No sign of any adults on the lake and it seemed a bit small for an RCP.

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  3. Badger20 August 2013 at 20:18

    Hi Antony, your initial consideration was right it's a young Red-crested Pochard :-)

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