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During the last decades the species has been expanding its European breeding range, centered in the northwest around the British Channel, and is now reaching Denmark on a more regular basis. The birds in Europe appear to be sedentary, why it is taking a while for the distribution to happen. As a consequence of this behavior, the species has now, from 2021, been moved to the Danish C-list, indicating that it is an introduced species with a self-sustainable population.
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3585
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2021-03-29 Amager Fælled, Amager, Denmark Adult. Male. Spontaneous C-list birds or not, difficult to say, but no bands on the legs is a good start. However, the next day two similar birds were seen in one of the ponds in the amusement park Tivoli a few kilometers away, and these birds were gone. If they were the same, I think it smells a bit like domestic origin, even though I guess that is to be expected no matter what from birds that all descend from West European captivity. |
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3536
(1 photos)
Same bird: 2
2021-06-18 Kongelundsområdet, Amager, Denmark Female. Probably a young female due to the vaguely patterned breast. Also see 3537 for more photos from the day after. |
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3537
(6 photos)
Same bird: 2
2021-06-19 Kongelundsområdet, Amager, Denmark Female. Probably young female due to the vaguely patterned breast and the buff-edged central tail feathers. Not banded and able to fly, makes it a good candidate for a valid C-list observation. Same as 3536. I have little experience with the species, why it was interesting to see how long-tailed it is. This, probably, making it look bigger than it is. This day, standing on the brink of the water, picture 1, we didn't get on to it at first, thinking it was a larger duck, likely a young mallard. But of course only few other species has a short bill like this one has. Short bill, long tail and white trailing edge. For the next one. |
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3566
(4 photos)
Same bird: 2
2021-09-22 Tømmerupvej, Amager, Denmark Female. Ullerup branddam. Found today by me. Very likely same as the bird seen in June at Kongelundsengen. See 3564 for details. |
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3564
(2 photos)
Same bird: 2
2021-09-25 Tømmerupvej, Amager, Denmark Female. Ullerup branddam. Studying the details of the head, this bird could very well be the same as the bird present on Kongelundsengen in June this year. The shape of the eye ring and the bill pattern look similar. Entry 3536-37. That bird I judged to be a young female. The plumage of the present bird is different, though. Must more adult like, why this could be the first 'breeding' plumage, attained by the species. |
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3565
(1 photos)
Same bird: 2
2021-09-26 Tømmerupvej, Amager, Denmark Female. Ullerup branddam. Present yesterday too. See 3564. |
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3569
(2 photos)
Same bird: 2
2021-09-29 Tømmerupvej, Amager, Denmark Female. Ullerup branddam. Har tilsyneladende tænkt sig at blive. I dag var det store pjaskedag. |
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3591
(1 photos)
Same bird: 2
2021-10-04 Tømmerupvej, Amager, Denmark Female. Ullerup branddam. |
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3594
(1 photos)
Same bird: 2
2021-10-11 Tømmerupvej, Amager, Denmark Female. Ullerup branddam. |