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Originally Posted by Pete Collins  Yes, I agree, I think they're female Goosanders. Had to check my bird book, because female Red-breasted Mergansers are quite similar, and I can never quite remember what the diferences are. |
The way I remember the difference is that on a
Merganser the red of head "
merges" gradually into the pale breast underneath whilst on a
Goosander it "
goes suddenly" - well it helped me!