Bird ID - or should be Duck ID

[Garry]

Hope this be the last question I ask tonight.

My little book does not have this duck in it, any ideas?
Thanks

[Dogghound]

Its a Barrow's goldeneye, I presume this was part of a collection or not in the UK?

[Garry]

It was in the UK, taken at the Arundel Wetland Centre, down in Sussex.

So its not known for being in the UK?

Thanks

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by Garry

So its not known for being in the UK?

They do turn up in the UK but are quite rare birds. They live up in Iceland, Greenland, Canada etc.

[Chris Hawes]

It's a very rare visitor to the UK - more commonly seen further north - e.g. Iceland, Alaska, Canada - most places within the arctic circle. The UK is too far south for their range, even in winter.

[Garry]

Hi

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

Garry

[The Woodman]

The duck was named after Sir John Barrow, a local man from near Ulverston, Cumbria (formerly Lancashire) where an impressive monument in the form of a replica of the Eddystone lighthouse stands to his memory.

A country boy made good with an interesting story and many Arctic geographical features are named after him.

I just to tell you that.

[solus]

Originally Posted by Garry

It was in the UK, taken at the Arundel Wetland Centre, down in Sussex.

So its not known for being in the UK?

Thanks

It'll be one of their "collection" birds.