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In winter plumage the female shows pronounced silver gray vermiculation to the back, which at first glance could make it look like a young male starting to acquire the gray back. But the white face patch of the female will probably always be so well-marked that doubts about sex should be excluded.
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2021-10-30 Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark Young and female types. Hejresøen. Different birds. First arrivals of the season. |
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2021-10-31 Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark Adult. Female. Hejresøen. |
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2021-10-31 Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark First calendar year. Hejresøen. Overall smooth brown plumage and limited white patch around the eye making it a young bird. |
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2021-12-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark Male and female. Hejresøen. Still only few birds among the thousands of Tufted Ducks winter in the area. They don't like Amager! 6 birds with a bunch of Tufted and 1.1 Common Pochards. And remember: It is not pronounced [skaup] as some Danish birders having lived abroad had gotten accustomed to. It's: [SKÅRP]. Hans from the Three Dutchmen knew, and he was a teacher, sometimes, and he probably still knows. I hope... |