Saturday 31 January 2015

20150131 Smew & Goldeneye Felbrigg Pond

Smew. 1st winter male.
Darker face mask showed well.

Smew.
Bird cautiously walked on ice several times showing extensive white belly.

Smew.
Braod white trailing edge to secondaries.

Goldeneye pair and Smew flew off high South late morning.
Note white secondaries on Goldeneye and smaller size of Smew recalling Teal.
Common Gulls.


Mallards on ice.
This shot is upside down.

Smew.
Black mantle feathers indicate 1st winter male.
Goldeney.
1st year male and female.
Smew.
Wing stretch showing white axillaries.
Smew.
Smew.

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