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ID please (ID'd as Mallard & Little Grebe)

  • 22-01-2017 4:47pm
    #1
    Isambard
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    Blown right up , is this a Shoveller? Or maybe an immature Mallard?



    2hoe3xc.jpg

    Little Grebe Male?

    14io6l3.jpg

    and female?

    2s8pcah.jpg

    Sorry for quality, they were right the other side of the lake


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  • #2
    gzoladz
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    The first one looks like a female mallard (the violet feather under the wing gives it away, and the shape of the bill is not a shoveller's).

    The other two are little greebes alright.


  • #3
    OpenYourEyes
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭OpenYourEyes


    Both sexes of Little Grebe look very similar. The top one of your pics is just closer to being in breeding plumage than the bottom one which is typical winter plumage.


  • #4
    Isambard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,795 ✭✭✭Isambard


    thanks for the info. My word those Little Grebes really are little.... took ages trying to get any picture at all...let's hope they are a pair and breed sucessfully.


  • #5
    Isambard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,795 ✭✭✭Isambard


    I went out today to Fota island and found Little Grebe again (yesterdays were at my local park). No decent photos, but to my eyes it seemed there were two different sizes...is there a Fairly Little Grebe? :-) . Hard to see as they were out from the shore and diving a lot.


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