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15-03-2011, 12:30 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Aberdare, South Wales, UK
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| | | Identification please....
Would love to know what this bird is from this headshot, took it yesterday at the excellent WWT at Llanelli 
Thanks
Graham |
15-03-2011, 12:54 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
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| | | Re: Identification please....
Its a variety of domestic mallard |
15-03-2011, 12:58 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Molesey, Surrey
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| | | Re: Identification please....
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogghound  Its a variety of domestic mallard | I don't think it is. Is there a full body shot at all.
Cheers,
Adam |
15-03-2011, 01:03 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hayes, Middlesex
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| | | Re: Identification please....
No this is definately a foreigner, I don't recognise this head patterning though. Any more pics?
Nige |
15-03-2011, 01:15 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hayes, Middlesex
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| | | Re: Identification please....
Right got it I think.
It's a Philippine Duck.
Apparently less than 10,000 left in the world (wild), and has the status 'Vulnerable' according to IUCN.
Nige |
15-03-2011, 01:18 PM
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| | | Re: Identification please....
These escapees and collection birds screw my lateral thinking mind up everytime.   |
15-03-2011, 01:19 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Wales
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| | | Re: Identification please....
Quote:
Originally Posted by htcdude Right got it I think.
It's a Philippine Duck.
Apparently less than 10,000 left in the world (wild), and has the status 'Vulnerable' according to IUCN.
Nige | Agreed, I believe it's a philippine duck, the head pattern is pretty distinctive. I've seen these at that WWT site before. Hope you enjoyed it, I'm headed out that way on Friday - weather permitting |
15-03-2011, 02:34 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Aberdare, South Wales, UK
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| | | Re: Identification please....
Thanks for the identification everyone, here's a body shot.... 
maybe this confirms that it is a Philippine duck? |
15-03-2011, 02:37 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hayes, Middlesex
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| | | Re: Identification please....
Yes it does, beautiful looking head, dull looking body though
Nice pics welshgold
Nige |
15-03-2011, 04:27 PM
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| | | Re: Identification please....
There's also a pair of these birds at Kew Gardens that have been there for a couple of years. Like a lot of southern hemisphere dabbling ducks the male + female look identical. | | |
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