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05-04-2011, 01:44 PM
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| | | Identifying these ducks!
Heya,
Yesterday I took a drive up to Blakeney on the north Norfolk coast and found a wildfowl conservation area which contained alot of interesting birds. I was wondering if anyone can help me identify these species in my photos?
Other birds these guys were swimming with included tufted ducks, mallards, mandarins, pochards, white cheeked pintail, white faced whistling duck, wigeon, swans and shelduck.
This nice reddish duck with the white rump and the grey one with the white/yellow beak. 
And the black duck with the white throat in this picture. 
Thank you in advance for your help! |
05-04-2011, 01:56 PM
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| | | Re: Identifying these ducks!
1. Fulvous Whistling Duck
2. Hard to make out could be an eider |
05-04-2011, 02:06 PM
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| | | Re: Identifying these ducks!
Agree first is Fulvous Whistling Duck.
Second may be a domestic Mallard of some sort.
Nige |
05-04-2011, 04:03 PM
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| | | Re: Identifying these ducks!
1 Fulvous Whistling Duck with Speckled Teal ( a south American species)
2 domestic Mallard |
05-04-2011, 05:24 PM
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I agree with aeshna - it's hard to be certain about the bird in the second photo from this shot though. |
05-04-2011, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by RoyW  I agree with aeshna - it's hard to be certain about the bird in the second photo from this shot though. | Nah, defo a domestic mallard. It's got a rear end like a galleon... |
05-04-2011, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RKB Nah, defo a domestic mallard. It's got a rear end like a galleon... | But so can Mallard x Muscovy crosses - which is what I would expect it to be if it's not a domestic Mallard.  |
05-04-2011, 06:37 PM
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| | | Re: Identifying these ducks!
pic 2 heinz 57 
pic 1 as DH says |
05-04-2011, 06:41 PM
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| | | Re: Identifying these ducks!
The second picture looks like a Swedish Blue variant to me - they can be black as well as blue.
Malcolm |
05-04-2011, 09:06 PM
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| | | Re: Identifying these ducks!
I have this photo of the same black duck in a bit better quality 
Thank you all for your help so far | | |
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