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London Wetland Centre 2015 July

All photographs were taken on 19th July 2015 at London Wetland Centre, using Nikon D4s camera and Nikkor 80-4000mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Lens.
Lot of baby birds were seen at close range.

[size=5][color=Blue]Tufted Duck (female and juvenile) 鳳頭潛鴨(雌鳥和幼鳥)[/color][/size]
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Male 雄
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[size=5][color=Blue]Common Moorhen (adult and juveniles) 黑水雞（成鳥及幼鳥）[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Eurasian Coot (adult and juvenile) 白骨頂（成鳥及幼鳥）[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Mute Swan (adult and juveniles)　疣鼻天鹅（成鳥及幼鳥）[/color][/size]
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[Hay! That is a piece of rock!]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Plumed Whistling Duck 尖羽樹鴨[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Black-bellied Whistling Duck 紅嘴樹鴨[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Fulvous Whistling Duck 草黃樹鴨[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Ringed Teal (male)　半領鴨（雄）[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Ringed Teal (female)　半領鴨（雌）[/color][/size]
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ID1 to be confirmed [[size=5][color=Blue]male Wood Duck in eclipse plumage[/color][/size] as advised by ajohn]
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ID2 to be confirmed [[size=5][color=Blue]male Mallard in eclipse plumage[/color][/size] as advised by ajohn]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Bufflehead (female)白枕鵲鴨，另稱巨頭鵲鴨（雌）[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Smew (female) 白秋沙鴨（雌）[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Comb Duck (Knob-billed Duck)　瘤鴨[/color][/size]
[size=5][color=Blue]Male 雄[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Female 雌[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]White-headed Duck (male) 白頭硬尾鴨(雄)[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]White-headed Duck (Female) 白頭硬尾鴨(雌)[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Common Eider (female) 絨鴨（雌）[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Ferruginous Duck 白眼潛鴨[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Lesser White-fronted Goose 小白額雁[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Red-breasted Goose 紅胸黑雁[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Barnacle Goose 白頰黑雁[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Brent Goose 黑雁[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Black Swan 黑天鵝[/color][/size]
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[[i] Last edited by irsychan at 22/08/2015 22:47 [/i]]

Enough is enough.  Uploading images highly compressed to 200kb maximum per photo as limited by this Forum is enough for me, as I can no longer tolerate the downgraded images after such high compression.
I have therefore switched to uploading image URLs instead.  The previous highly compressed images have all been replaced.

More photos taken on same date at same venue

[size=5][color=Blue]Ring-necked Parakeet (AKA Rose-ringed Parakeet) 紅領綠鸚鵡 [/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Rock Dove 原鴿[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Grey Heron 蒼鷺[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Northern Lapwing 鳳頭麥雞[/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Great Crested Grebe 鳳頭鸊鷉 [/color][/size]
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[size=5][color=Blue]Black-headed Gull 紅嘴鷗[/color][/size]
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[[i] Last edited by irsychan at 28/08/2015 22:21 [/i]]

Most of these are captive birds, right?

Your first unidentified bird (ID1) is a male Wood Duck in eclipse plumage. The second (ID2) is a male Mallard in eclipse plumage.

Ho-fai, you are right that many of the ducks, geese and swans in the first post are captive. The London Wetland Centre is a WWT reserve with a captive waterfowl collection but also a well-managed area for wild birds.

[quote]Original posted by [i]HFCheung[/i] at 22/08/2015 02:12 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=71100&ptid=23584][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
Most of these are captive birds, right? [/quote]

The question should better be answered by London Wetland Centre itself.  
As far as I know, some of the ducks and geese in the first post are probably captive, whereas the rest are wild birds.

[quote]Original posted by [i]ajohn[/i] at 22/08/2015 07:53 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=71102&ptid=23584][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
Your first unidentified bird (ID1) is a male Wood Duck in eclipse plumage. The second (ID2) is a male Mallard in eclipse plumage.

Ho-fai, you are right that many of the ducks, geese and swans in the  ... [/quote]


Thank you very much for the identification, John.
There are a few more birds that I need help on ID:

ID3 [[size=5][color=Blue]Northern Pintail 針尾鴨 male in eclipse plumage [/color][/size]as advised by Rita]
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ID4
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ID5
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ID6
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ID7 [[size=5][color=Blue]Hardhead 澳洲潛鴨[/color][/size] as advised by Rita.  The white eye indicates that it is [size=5][color=Blue]male[/color][/size]]
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ID8 [[size=5][color=Blue]Red-crested Pochard 紅咀潛鴨 female [/color][/size]as advised by Rita]
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ID9 [[size=5][color=Blue]Southern Screamer 冠叫鴨[/color][/size] as advised by Rita]
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[[i] Last edited by irsychan at 25/08/2015 19:05 [/i]]

師兄，謝謝分享！

London Wetland Centre確是個好地方，當天我也在那裏。35513473749b445

以下是我的估計，未知是否正確︰
ID3 - Northern Pintail 針尾鴨 male in eclipse plumage
ID4 - Northern Pintail 針尾鴨 female
ID5 - Mallard 綠頭鴨 female
ID6 - Mallard 綠頭鴨 male in eclipse plumage
ID7 - Hardhead 澳洲潛鴨
ID8 - Red-crested Pochard 紅咀潛鴨 female
ID9 - Southern Screamer 冠叫鴨

如有錯漏，請各位賜教。

[quote]Original posted by [i]Rita[/i] at 24/08/2015 00:52 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=71129&ptid=23584][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
師兄，謝謝分享！

London Wetland Centre確是個好地方，當天我也在那裏。35513473749b445

以下是我的估計，未知是否正確︰
ID3 - Northern Pintail 針尾鴨 male in eclipse plumage
ID4 - Northern Pintail 針尾鴨 female
I ... [/quote]

Thank you Rita for the advice.  Regarding ID5, I thought female Mallard's bill should be orange and black, instead of completely black as shown in the photo?

[quote]Original posted by [i]ajohn[/i] at 22/08/2015 07:53 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=71102&ptid=23584][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
Your first unidentified bird (ID1) is a male Wood Duck in eclipse plumage. The second (ID2) is a male Mallard in eclipse plumage.

Ho-fai, you are right that many of the ducks, geese and swans in the  ... [/quote]

Hi ajohn, I got a different opinion about ID2 from WWT London : [url]https://www.facebook.com/events/102048723469316/134875030186685/[/url]
Any chance that this may be a 'Manky Mallard' ?  I don't see any white colour in the bird's neck though.