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16-09-2010, 07:44 AM
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| |  Duck Identity
Hi, can anyone tell which baby duck my profile pic is please? We found it in poor health at Wickstead Park in Kettering and reported it to staff, but i don't know what duck it is, would appriciate any feedback, Thanks Sue |
16-09-2010, 07:58 AM
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| | | Re: Duck Identity
Hi Sue,
I don't think it's a duck. The pic is not ideal for identification but my best guess would be a grebe, possibly a little grebe, aka dabchick.
Dave P.
EDIT: I wasn't at all confident of that ID to start with and am getting less confident by the minute! Do you have a larger version of that pic you could post and any others from different angles?
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16-09-2010, 08:00 AM
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I did think about little grebe as well with those stripes on the head. |
16-09-2010, 08:59 AM
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It wouldn't be the first time I've talked myself out of a correct ID! 
Dave P.
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16-09-2010, 09:21 AM
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| | | Re: Duck Identity
Definitely a grebe chick but I'd say Great Crested.
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16-09-2010, 10:12 AM
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| | | Re: Duck Identity
Thanks for info, I do not have any other photos of this bird as like I said it was quite poorly and just stayed still with it's head under wing, my son saw its face for just a second and said that it had a long greyish beak not like a normal duck, which made us curious as to what it was. I do have pic in original large format but that's the only photo i have, Sue |
19-09-2010, 01:44 PM
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It's definitely a Great Crested Grebe.
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