Thursday, 9 May 2019

Ring-necked Duck - again!

I first saw this bird in November 2018 when it was at Radipole Lake, Weymouth, (see blog ) just a few hundred metres from Lodmoor!  The bird, now a first summer, seems to move fairly regularly between the two sites and is hanging out with Tufted Ducks.  Maybe the pitter-patter of tiny hybrid ducklings will be heard soon!

Asleep with several Tufted Ducks.  The Ring-necked Duck is immediately to the right of the Cormorant.

The peaked head shape is shown well here.

A poor photo but the only one I got when the bird briefly raised it's head! The distinctive bill markings can be seen.

Nearby this Crow was tucking into a rather large dead Eel


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