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19-01-2008, 07:34 PM
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| | | Falcated Duck - in Kent
This is one of my favourite ducks the Falcated Duck went to see it today at Southfleet Pond, Southfleet near Gravesend the pond is on New Barn Road if anyones interested...
Anyway showed brilliantly as close as 4 feet ( 120cm if your metric ).
And wasn't Ringed !!! 
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19-01-2008, 07:43 PM
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Never seen one of these before...Lovely colours and some great feather detail...Well done..
Thanx for sharing.. 
Julie
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19-01-2008, 07:49 PM
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Wow thats beautiful! is it an escapee from a collection? not really a genuine tick if it is but as im pretty close to gravesend i may go take a look tomorrow?
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19-01-2008, 07:50 PM
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Great piccy. Might try to see it tomorrow (if I'm allowed - got a day pass to Dungeness today!). |
19-01-2008, 07:52 PM
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Oi !!!!!!!
Hello fella....ha ha
you went to dungy without telling me? pah.
woah 49 posts eh?....where and how? ...have only seen about 3 from u on here?
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19-01-2008, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter  Oi !!!!!!!
Hello fella....ha ha
you went to dungy without telling me? pah.
woah 49 posts eh?....where and how? ...have only seen about 3 from u on here? | What a coincindence! Went on one of the Bird Forum outings - bloody windy!!!!!! Hang on I'll PM you rather than hijack this thread! |
19-01-2008, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter Wow thats beautiful! is it an escapee from a collection? not really a genuine tick if it is but as im pretty close to gravesend i may go take a look tomorrow? | Hello Dan, probably is an escapee but it's not ringed and i'd say this is the returning bird from last year that showed up at Higham, Shorne and Cliffe Pools anyway cracking bird !!! |
21-01-2008, 03:43 PM
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 Hi Mick. I went to see the Falcated Duck this morning.Never got as close as 4 feet, but had cracking views anyway. Well worth seeing. Not a bird you see everyday,is it? |
21-01-2008, 03:45 PM
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I popped in to see it yesterday, a very neat little duck I spent most of the time watching a pair of rats climbing a tree! 
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21-01-2008, 04:08 PM
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Glad my info has helped others to see a Beautiful Duck.... |
21-01-2008, 04:09 PM
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That's my lunchtime sorted for tomorrow then. Hope it's still there.
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21-01-2008, 04:24 PM
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Nice! I've only seen these ringed at the WWT sites in Slimbridge and Swansea, nice find! And may I say, a cracking photo as well! |
24-01-2008, 03:18 PM
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If you can't get there personally, we have another nice photo of this duck on our web site: News from RSPB Gravesend |
24-01-2008, 03:30 PM
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This is an escape or suchlike.
As far as I'm aware, the current British List doesn't admit any genuine sightings of wild Falcated Ducks within the UK. |
24-01-2008, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Twosheds | Hey! That's my shot! Who are you Twosheds. Advance and be recognised!!
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24-01-2008, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman Hey! That's my shot! Who are you Twosheds. Advance and be recognised!! | It wasn't me that put it there, honest!  |
24-01-2008, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Jolanta Zofia Nowak This is an escape or suchlike.
As far as I'm aware, the current British List doesn't admit any genuine sightings of wild Falcated Ducks within the UK. | You're correct that at present no birds have been admitted to the A list, because of the problem of escapees. There have been some good candidates + logic says that at least some have been genuine wild birds that have arrived with a carrier species such as Wigeon.
This bird mentioned above showing to 4 feet is unlikely to be a wild bird + certainly wouldn't get accepted, but it's still a very handsome bird worth seeing if you're nearby! |
24-01-2008, 07:30 PM
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Have seen a few of these in Britain, but unfortunately none of them have been accepted as truly wild birds. As aeshna points out the likelyhood of escapes are fairly high.
Still a great bird to see.
Paul
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