RING NECKED DUCK

Common. Yucatan Mexico, November 2010

RING NECK DUCK

GIBRALTAR POINT LINCOLNSHIRE 4th FEBRAURY 2007
Looking much different to what it did when we saw it on 1st jan 2007, check out pictures further down.

RING NECKED DUCK

Gibraltar Point Lincolnshire 1st January 2007
These four pics taken with Coolpix 4500
A first winter male present now for several days, we found it asleep against the reeds on Tennysons marsh, though distane all the time we managed some good views especially when it flew right past us on its way to Jacksons, we walked back to the hide there but it remained right at the very back with Tufteds and a New Zealand scaup.
Though distant it was still really obvious, with the bill pattern standing out and when asleep the lump on the top, back of the head.
Smaller than the Tufteds but appeared stockier with a longer bill.

RING NECKED DUCK

Gibraltar Point Lincolnshire 1st January 2007
Asleep
though looked for by several birders this morning they had not seen it, we walked into the hide on Tennysons and it was virtually the first bird we saw.

RING NECKED DUCK

Gibraltar point Lincolnshire 1st January 2007
Difficult to get in the poor light but at least you can see the upperwing and underwing pattern on these two shots.

RING NECKED DUCK

Bagmoor Lincolnshire Female Ring Necked February 2003