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18-10-2008, 05:57 PM
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| | | Waterfowl ids please
Hoping someone can tell me what these are. Quality is not that great but the best I could in the location  Thanks in advance!
These were on the Thames in south Oxfordshire today. I'm guessing they're all heinz varieties or crosses of something will mallards?  
This elusive one was in a pond adjacent to the Thames path. I'm thinking water rail but not sure on the bill? Maybe it's just the angle but it seemed to have a very short bill, too short for a water rail, as shown in the photo and from what I could see at the time. 
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18-10-2008, 06:10 PM
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| | | Re: Waterfowl ids please
Top 2 show drake domestic type Mallards.
Bottom is an immature Moorhen |
19-10-2008, 12:21 AM
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| | | Re: Waterfowl ids please
The first 2 are Mallards, not crossed with anything just domestic variety’s, I think the third bird is a young Moorhen.
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19-10-2008, 01:25 AM
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| | | Re: Waterfowl ids please
Two Daffies......( Weird Mallards)  | | |
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