Promoting observation, free range exploration, sense of place and citizen science, through the field notes of a naturalist.







Friday 26 September 2014

Facial markings







Having jumped to conclusions in the recent past and been embarrassed by the outcome I took a long hard look at this bird before deciding it to be a female tufted duck. Not before I ruled out lesser scaup and a hybrid. You must admit though its a lot of facial marking even for a tufted duck. Also on the dam at Llandegfedd Reservoir was a linnet and little grebe


No comments:

Post a Comment

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...