Teesmouth Bird Club

General Category => Identification Tips and Questions => Topic started by: Ray Simpson on May 31, 2017, 09:19:17 PM

Title: Duck ID Please.
Post by: Ray Simpson on May 31, 2017, 09:19:17 PM
Are these Scaup , I thought they were Tufted Ducks at first ? , South Park Darlington.
Title: Re: Duck ID Please.
Post by: Lockhart on June 01, 2017, 07:26:27 AM
They are tufted ducks.  Some female tufties have a white patch at the base of the bill, which makes them look a bit like scaup.
Title: Re: Duck ID Please.
Post by: Ray Simpson on June 01, 2017, 06:45:49 PM
Thank's  , that's what fooled me and I could not see the tufts  :)