Wigeon or teal

grousedogtom

Hi
I shot these pair this morning off a pond, one fellow with me says they are wigeon the other says teal? Can you tell by the photo

hathcock

grousedogtom wrote: »

Hi
I shot these pair this morning off a pond, one fellow with me says they are wigeon the other says teal? Can you tell by the photo

These are a cock and hen teal,there's no doubt.Whoever said they were widgeon ought to take a spin to specsavers.

grousedogtom

hathcock wrote: »

These are a cock and hen teal,there's no doubt.Whoever said they were widgeon ought to take a spin to specsavers.

Thanks for clearing that up, I hadn't a clue myself, usually only shoot pheasant

Capercaille

No harm in familiarising yourself with all Irish duck/goose species since not all are on the quarry list.

Double Barrel

Tom
Common teal for sure, a hen and drake.

Sound advise by Capercaille.

Capercaille wrote: »

No harm in familiarising yourself with all Irish duck/goose species since not all are on the quarry list.

Species visual ID:
http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/IrelandsBirds/Ducks/tabid/545/Default.aspx

http://www.npws.ie/legislationandconventions/irishlaw/openseasonsorder/

Good luck.

grousedogtom

Thanks for the above information and advice

deerhunter1

grousedogtom wrote: »

Hi
I shot these pair this morning off a pond, one fellow with me says they are wigeon the other says teal? Can you tell by the photo

Why shoot a quarry when you do not know what you are shooting, a bit unsporting

Mezamo

Have to agree with DeerHunter on that one, you and your buddies need to brush up on your bird identification

blackwater doc

i also agree if in doubt dont fire

grousedogtom

We were out that giving day with the dog hunting pheasant, I was told by the fellow with me in the corner of the next field there is a pond which there is usually duck on and sure enough there was, I haven't much experience of duck shooting but I can assure all the above with the unsporting comments that I don't shoot at anything and everything, thanks again to the earlier replies for there help.

deerhunter1

grousedogtom wrote: »

We were out that giving day with the dog hunting pheasant, I was told by the fellow with me in the corner of the next field there is a pond which there is usually duck on and sure enough there was, I haven't much experience of duck shooting but I can assure all the above with the unsporting comments that I don't shoot at anything and everything, thanks again to the earlier replies for there help.

well if offended don't come on this forum and expect to hear just what you want to hear, expect and accept the criticism be it constructive or not and learn by it, if easily offended then you should not publicly post anything, or else post your comments so that they are more complete so we on here have a more complete understanding of your predicament,then you may not get the comments you do not want to hear, also my comment was not meant to offend you or be sarcastic.