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Subject: [Ducks] Garganey 白眉鴨 [Print This Page]

Author: fneil Time: 9/02/2007 22:35 Subject: Garganey 白眉鴨

Nice to see the Garganey again for the first time this year for me.Neil.

Mai Po Nature Reserve, 米埔
Hong Kong,
China.

08/02/07

Nikon CP8400 plus Swarovski STS80HD scope and Sw 45 x eyepiece and DCA adapter

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Author: ajohn Time: 12/02/2007 14:32

Nice photos, but note that the other bird on the first photo is a pintail (not wigeon as it says in the caption). Note the sandy plmage, gingery head and patterned body. Wigeon would be plainer and darker, with a short pale-grey bill.

Note also that the bird on the right of the first photo is a male garganey, not yet in breeding plumage. There is an obvious grey feather visible on the flanks and browner feathers moulting into the head pattern.

There are some very nice male garganeys (full breeding plumage) present at Mai Po at the moment

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