All the Ducks in a Row

It’s winter-time and there’s a wider variety of ducks on the go. I don’t ususally bother that much with them as they mostly just sit there on the water. But then when you start seeing some variation.

The flock above are Widgeons – I’d only seen a pair before and here there was around 30 of them floating on the edge of the Clyde Estuary like a flotilla of wee boats. Then someone’s dog ran into the water and spooked them – off the flew – just far enough to get away from said dog.

There’s numbers of Teal around in addition to the common Mallard. I’ve also spotted Goosander in several places , and Tufted Duck aren’t too far away.

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Widgeon
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Mallard (male)
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Teal
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Tufted Duck (male)
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Goosander (female)

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