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28-08-2010, 12:16 AM
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| | | Marbled Duck/ Teal
I was amazed to see a Marbled duck on the river weaver in Cheshire today, I took picture but had no idea what it was, I looked it up and found it was a rare Marbled Teal... |
28-08-2010, 05:31 AM
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| |  Re: Marbled Duck/ Teal
A beautiful bird. This species has yet to be accepted as a true wild vagrant to the UK despite the fact there are up to 100 pairs as close to the UK as southern Spain. The waters are muddled as it's a popular species in wildfowl collections so escapees are not uncommon.
I'm sure at least a few of the birds seen here must be wild but the majority are probably escapes, so the odds are your bird is such a bird, but nice find nonetheless!
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PS. This post would ideally be placed in the Birds sub-forum!
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28-08-2010, 08:17 AM
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| | | Re: Marbled Duck/ Teal
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Originally Posted by DALE MILES 01  I was amazed to see a Marbled duck on the river weaver in Cheshire today, I took picture but had no idea what it was, I looked it up and found it was a rare Marbled Teal... | hi dale welcome to WAB could up load the picture for us to see many thanks 
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28-08-2010, 08:22 AM
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| | | Re: Marbled Duck/ Teal
Just seen it in 'Bird of the Day' - beautiful. |
29-08-2010, 11:00 AM
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| | | Re: Marbled Duck/ Teal
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 A beautiful bird. This species has yet to be accepted as a true wild vagrant to the UK despite the fact there are up to 100 pairs as close to the UK as southern Spain. The waters are muddled as it's a popular species in wildfowl collections so escapees are not uncommon.
I'm sure at least a few of the birds seen here must be wild but the majority are probably escapes, so the odds are your bird is such a bird, but nice find nonetheless!
Welome to WAB.
PS. This post would ideally be placed in the Birds sub-forum! | The part of the river was near nantwich where the river narrows with loads of waterside vegetation, typical habitat for Marbled Teal.. I hope its a vagrant and not an Escape.. I took this picture when it came out into the open briefly, and I have been on WAB a couple of years now, but very rarely go on the forum.
url=http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/pictures/showphoto.php/photo/94502
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