Duck ID please

[riggy]

Saw this duck on the lake at Clumber it was with the tifted ducks but was noticably smaller than the Tufted Ducks. Is it a female tufted duck - had trouble getting a good shot due the bright yellow thing in the sky (I think they call it the sun!) most of the shots came out overexposed. The only other option I could think of was female Ferruginous duck but I think that is unlikely



Cheers

Paul

[Dogghound]

Its a female Tufted Duck. A female Ferruginous would have a dark eye and a white patch at its rear end.

[shaun a]

It looks like a fem tufted but the light makes the colours all wrong

[riggy]

Originally Posted by shaun a

It looks like a fem tufted but the light makes the colours all wrong

Thanks Shaun and Dogghound thats what I thought the only thing that made me unsure was the size as it appeared smaller than the others

Cheers

Paul