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13-03-2010, 07:32 PM
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| | | Another ID!
Saw these ducks today possibly goldeneyes? Any ideas? Sorry about the picture the light was fading and they were a bit far away!  |
13-03-2010, 07:47 PM
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| | | Re: Another ID!
I think they are Goldeneys. The dark headed one is a mature male and the other one looks like a first winter male.
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13-03-2010, 07:55 PM
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| | | Re: Another ID!
Goldeneyes for me too |
13-03-2010, 08:12 PM
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| | | Re: Another ID!
The picture is very blurred making it difficult to identify the subject. However, I think they maybe Tufted Duck which are sometimes mistaken for Goldeneye because they have similar colour eyes. Also, the Goldeneye has white cheek patches and a black beak. The beak is much smaller than a Tufted Duck's. Tufties have no white cheek patches and I cannot make out any in the photograph. Tufty beaks are bluish in colour and in the photograph the beaks seem rather large and pale in colour which leads me to think they are Tufties.
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13-03-2010, 08:17 PM
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I think those large white bits on the face are the white patches, looking somewaht strange because of some motion blur. Head shape looks like Goldeneye to me too. |
13-03-2010, 08:52 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Saddleworth
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| | | Re: Another ID!
Quite agree jonners, and I think Tracey has the ID spot on. 
Jizz is Goldeneye too, not tufted.
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14-03-2010, 05:51 AM
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| | | Re: Another ID!
Even without clicking on image they looked like Goldeneye. Blurred images yes- but still very distinctive- always a delight to watch Goldeneye, especially when they are displaying. |
14-03-2010, 09:18 AM
|  | New Member | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Coventry, West Mids
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| | | Re: Another ID!
100% goldeneye. Great birds, pretty common round here on the local reservoir. Anyone know where the name comes from? Or do they really have golden eyes  !? |
14-03-2010, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by oaxaca  100% goldeneye. Great birds, pretty common round here on the local reservoir. Anyone know where the name comes from? Or do they really have golden eyes !? | Think you've answered your own question there- yes they have fairly golden eyes. But then so do Tufted Ducks + Scaup too! |
14-03-2010, 04:19 PM
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| | | Re: Another ID!
I withdraw my suspicion that it is a Tufted Duck and agree with everyone else it is a Goldeneye. I blew the photograph up and though still very blurred you can just make some black barring at the top of the sides and the chest is white. The chest on a Tufty is black.
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