These Ducks are Wigeons and the male has a loud explosive musical whstles The female has a deep rough abrupt growl. The male has A yellow stripe along his head and white band on wings. They have lovely slate blue beaks
These Ducks are Wigeons and the male has a loud explosive musical whstles The female has a deep rough abrupt growl. The male has A yellow stripe along his head and white band on wings. They have lovely slate blue beaks
Last edited by Chocky; 18-06-2007 at 10:57 AM. Reason: spelling
I'll have to keep an eye out for them, they are a nice looking bird, just listened to the male call, quite strange.![]()
Thy are very shy birds any movement and they all move further out. They don't seam to squabble like mallards. Yes very strange when one normaly associates a duck with a quack. It's the lovey slate blue beak that also makes them attractive.
I will have to look for the video
Aditional info
Many birds visit the UK in winter from Iceland, Scandinavia and Russia. With large numbers of wintering birds at a few UK sites it is an Amber List species.
Last edited by Chocky; 18-06-2007 at 11:04 AM. Reason: Aditional info and spelling
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