10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
On BirdTrack, the British equivalent of e-Bird, the list of birds provided does allow for Tufted Duck x Ferruginous Duck to be recorded, but not Tufted Duck x Pochard. However, that’s exactly what I guessed the duck swimming in front of me had to be. My hunch was Tufted Duck x Pochard. Was it the same individual?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 9, 2021
Only recently was it discovered that one group, which breeds on the Shetland Islands, flies across the Atlantic to winter off the coast of Ecuador – ten thousand miles away from its cousins who breed in Scandanavia and western Russia.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 27, 2012
One of the sweetest subsections of the duck family has to be the sawbills, formally known as mergansers. The Chinese Merganser ( Mergus squamatus ) is also known as the Scaly-sided Merganser , with good reason; this dashing duck resembles a goosander with a wispy topknot and fish scales along its flanks.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 11, 2014
Next came a stop in Russia. You can take in views of waterfowl including Eurasian Wigeon , Barnacle Geese , Trumpeter Swan , and a plethora of ducks and gulls. Between finishing one graduate program and beginning another, he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe. Of course, birding was on the itinerary!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
A few do breed in Europe, on the extreme north-east of European Russia. The American name of Mew Gull is better Herring Gull : a bit of a thug in both looks and behaviour In contrast to the gulls and waders, all the ducks were dressed in their smartest finery. These were dark-bellied birds from Russia.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 3, 2017
However, there have been vagrant Grey-headed lapwings that have been observed in Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia. Ducks were well represented by Pacific Black Ducks , Plumed Whistling Ducks , Grey Teal , Pink-eared Ducks and Hardheads.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 22, 2016
The Common Pochard is not just a scarce breeding bird, but the second most numerous wintering duck in Serbia and it will be a hard battle to protect it against the strong hunting lobby. The IUCN/BirdLife International Red List). Common Pochard Aythya ferina. Dalmatian Pelican by Sebastian Bugariu.
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