ID this bird please
May 9, 2014 13:38:55 #
My friend took these shots of what appears to be a duck of some sort.
It is on a smallish fresh water lake in Bristol UK and caught a small fish.
Any help would be very much appreciated in identifying it please.
It is on a smallish fresh water lake in Bristol UK and caught a small fish.
Any help would be very much appreciated in identifying it please.
May 9, 2014 14:33:20 #
How about a green wing teal. They're fast and reclusive but other then that easy to shoot.
May 9, 2014 14:34:43 #
May 9, 2014 14:39:34 #
Oops, maybe it isn't a green winged teal. I just looked at my pics and NONE have white on their bill? Perhaps there's a UK version?
May 9, 2014 14:44:52 #
Its not a teal. Teal are dabblers that eat vegetation with snails and aquatic insects. If it was actively chasing fish it may be a type of grebe or merganser, but it is not one I am familiar with here in Wyoming.
May 9, 2014 14:52:30 #
WyoWillys wrote:
Its not a teal. Teal are dabblers that eat vegetation with snails and aquatic insects. If it was actively chasing fish it may be a type of grebe or merganser, but it is not one I am familiar with here in Wyoming.
Did a little research and what you have is a Little Grebe. One I have definitely not seen before. Nice Job. (More pics found by doing a google search on Little Grebe.)
May 9, 2014 15:00:05 #
May 9, 2014 15:34:01 #
Brilliant, thankyou very much for your help. It is a Little grebe in breeding colours verified here ---> http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/l/littlegrebe/index.aspx
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