unknown duck

Billy · 4 Weeks Ago

I saw this just the one on its own, what is it ive never seen one before...

**Catherine** · 4 Weeks Ago

Billy, I think they're Red Crested Pochards.

Check here;
The RSPB: Red-crested pochard

Billy · 4 Weeks Ago

ohh ace thankyou ive never seen one of these before, he was cool,

would this be the wife?

**Catherine** · 4 Weeks Ago

I don't think so, Billy. It looks more like a Shoveler to me, but I'm not positive. Check this page and you may find it there. The pic is a bit dark so I'm not sure of its colours!;
The RSPB: Birds by family: Swans, ducks and geese

***Chocky*** · 4 Weeks Ago

The first one is definitely a red Crested Pochard
The second looks like the female shoveler both as Catherine say

gareth_blockley · 4 Weeks Ago

The first bird is Red-crested Pochard but the second bird is Common Pochard (a 1st winter drake I believe).

Gareth

***Chocky*** · 4 Weeks Ago

I did think that Gareth but the colour through me off . Well done .

**Catherine** · 4 Weeks Ago

It's quite like the female one here;
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...rd/index.aspx#

There are so many species of Ducks, aren't there?

**joe** · 4 Weeks Ago

Billy if you look at my post in this section there is a picture of male and female.
Joe

***ladylouise62*** · 4 Weeks Ago

A request.

Since this is an ID thread, it might help those of us who don't know the birds so well to "show your workings out" (as the maths teachers would say), espcially if it's an issue about looking like other birds. For instance, once it was decided to be a Common Pochard, Beryl said that she had previously thought so, but changed her mind because of the colour - that would be a useful thing to know as it shows us ignoramuses what the processes are to establish ID.

Ta.

gareth_blockley · 4 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catherine

It's quite like the female one here;
The RSPB: Pochard

Of course yeah, it's a female

A first winter should have moulted through by now so it's definately not a male.

Gareth

**joe** · 4 Weeks Ago

The obvious difference between the pochard and red crested pochard is the bill colour. the red crested has a red bill while the pochard has a black/grey one.

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Billy Member Info Location: Wokingham Gallery: 0 Equipment: Olympus dslr e410 Posts: 105 Join Date: Feb 2010 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	unknown duck I saw this just the one on its own, what is it ive never seen one before... Attached Thumbnails

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Billy Member Info Location: Wokingham Gallery: 0 Equipment: Olympus dslr e410 Posts: 105 Join Date: Feb 2010 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ohh ace thankyou ive never seen one of these before, he was cool, would this be the wife? Attached Thumbnails

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Catherine Regular Member Info Real name: Catherine Location: New Milton, Hampshire Gallery: 1 Equipment: Olympus SP51OUZ, Chinon binoculars 9.21x25 - plus husband who has a new Nikon D60! Posts: 762 Join Date: Dec 2008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Billy, I think they're Red Crested Pochards. Check here; The RSPB: Red-crested pochard

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Catherine Regular Member Info Real name: Catherine Location: New Milton, Hampshire Gallery: 1 Equipment: Olympus SP51OUZ, Chinon binoculars 9.21x25 - plus husband who has a new Nikon D60! Posts: 762 Join Date: Dec 2008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	I don't think so, Billy. It looks more like a Shoveler to me, but I'm not positive. Check this page and you may find it there. The pic is a bit dark so I'm not sure of its colours!; The RSPB: Birds by family: Swans, ducks and geese

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gareth_blockley Registered Info Location: Banbury Gallery: 0 Posts: 2 Join Date: Feb 2010 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The first bird is Red-crested Pochard but the second bird is Common Pochard (a 1st winter drake I believe). Gareth

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Catherine Regular Member Info Real name: Catherine Location: New Milton, Hampshire Gallery: 1 Equipment: Olympus SP51OUZ, Chinon binoculars 9.21x25 - plus husband who has a new Nikon D60! Posts: 762 Join Date: Dec 2008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	It's quite like the female one here; http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...rd/index.aspx# There are so many species of Ducks, aren't there?

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joe Regular Member Info Real name: joe Location: Woodley Reading Gallery: 13 Equipment: Nikon D300,nikon 70-200 +1.7 converter. Sigma 150-500 Sigma 300 with X2 converter Nikon P5000 with fieldscope and Binos Posts: 332 Join Date: Mar 2009 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Billy if you look at my post in this section there is a picture of male and female. Joe

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*ladylouise62* Slightly Mad Moderator Info Real name: Louise Location: Reading, Berks (England) Gallery: 15 Equipment: Olympus Evolt E520, and borrowed lenses and flash. Fuji Finepix S7000 for Macro A chair :) Posts: 2,129 Join Date: Jan 2007 Thanks: 5 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	A request. Since this is an ID thread, it might help those of us who don't know the birds so well to "show your workings out" (as the maths teachers would say), espcially if it's an issue about looking like other birds. For instance, once it was decided to be a Common Pochard, Beryl said that she had previously thought so, but changed her mind because of the colour - that would be a useful thing to know as it shows us ignoramuses what the processes are to establish ID. Ta.

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joe Regular Member Info Real name: joe Location: Woodley Reading Gallery: 13 Equipment: Nikon D300,nikon 70-200 +1.7 converter. Sigma 150-500 Sigma 300 with X2 converter Nikon P5000 with fieldscope and Binos Posts: 332 Join Date: Mar 2009 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The obvious difference between the pochard and red crested pochard is the bill colour. the red crested has a red bill while the pochard has a black/grey one.

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