Thursday, August 1, 2024
ADULT FEMALE & JUVENILE COMMON SHELDUCKS, MUSSELBURGH, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, 7/17/2024 - NEW LIFE SPECIES
We can ID the duck on the right in the first photo as female Common Shelduck (the duck on the left in the first photo and in the second photo are juveniles) as follows:
- Reddish-pink bill with black tip and with no knob (only the male has a knob at base of the bill)
- Black head and neck
- Large black patch on white wing
- Chestnut patch between black patch and black neck continuing down flank
The Common Shelduck is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.
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