Kay 3,709 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I have looked to see if i can find out what they are but havent got anywhere, some kind of duck for the one with the brown head or widgeon came the closest No idea about the other one it was a sort of creamy colour with a balck head, the pics arnt good so it might be a guess i reccon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dog fox 16 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 the one on the right looks like some sort of greeb and the left one one could be a pintail but then i could be totaly wrong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richie10 345 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Mergansers, if that is how you spell it. They are from the saw toothed ducks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Poss a grebe of some sort? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Thanks for that , i will look them up now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jt750 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) Goosander kay ...bonny birds tho a bit skitty and hard to get a picture of...male is black and white and the female is the grey and chocolate bird Edited December 4, 2009 by jt750 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dog fox 16 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Goosander kay ...bonny birds tho a bit skitty and hard to get a picture of...male is black and white and the female is the grey and chocolate bird well done goosander it is male and female Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Goosander kay ...bonny birds tho a bit skitty and hard to get a picture of Its the first time i have seen them , there was 4 of the brown headed ones & 3 of the other sort, they flew off after about half an hour & were very wary i couldnt get anywhere near them I did get them taking off but the pics are are crap I saw this as well dont know this bird either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Well i just looked Goosanders up & i am really supprised that the pretty brown ones are the females & the black & cream ones are males . Thanks for the help really pretty birds as well from what i can see Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richie10 345 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Yep Goosander, I get them and Mergansers mixed up! The second pic is a hybrid of a domestic duck and a mallard(which what a domestic duck is derived from) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SNAP SHOT 194 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 FOCUS GIRL FOCUS....................................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 FOCUS GIRL FOCUS....................................... Tell me about it, the bloody things just wouldnt come in , had to make the best of a bad job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SNAP SHOT 194 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 2 outta 10 for effort................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,609 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Goosander are pretty birds but do take a lot of trout and salmon par, i know of one that was cut open and had 18 salmon parr in it They occasionally fly with mallard which is a real test when out shooting duck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogs-n-natives 1,182 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Goosander are pretty birds but do take a lot of trout and salmon par, i know of one that was cut open and had 18 salmon parr in it They occasionally fly with mallard which is a real test when out shooting duck They gorge on the salmon eggs aswell, and so do the cormorants, iv seen them with crops bursting at the seams with thousands of eggs.... it amazes me how much these birds can pack away! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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