So, as you may know, part one (HERE) concentrated mainly on the regular UK species at the Wetland centre, now here on part two, the more exotic birds, with most ID's provided by either a) my faulty memory, or b) Google Lens
Pretty in pink
Rosy Billed Pochard
I didn't realise there were resident Bewick Swans, I think there were half a dozen or so about the reserve
Canvasback
Bufflehead
Knob Billed Duck
Possible Southern Pochard
Possible Orinoco Goose
Chloe Wigeon
There are three types of Flamingo, but I don't know which are which
There's something missing from the thread... hmm... ahhh.... AWWWww!!
Within the aviary were a pair of Smew
And a Black Tailed Godwit
Back outside the aviary, Black Necked Swan
And Coscoroba Swan (the smallest swan breed)
Another of the regal Bewick Swans
Very rare Hawaiian Nene Goose
More Pink action
Scaup (hybrid possibly?)
Neither me nor Google know this next one... when I took it I was thinking it was a juvenile Eider....
But he's under a spell, and reflections show the true size and shape of his head!
Redhead
As I said, it was me and Google doing ID's, so any corrections welcomed!!
Thanks for trawling through and well done on getting to the end!
Stay Safe All
Hi PB,
A splendid post of some wonderfully exotic birds, a couple of which I've encountered on my travels (Black-necked Swan and Flamingo).
Thanks for posting,
Trevor
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Regards, Hazel
Lot to learn
Pretty in pink, and a very much fabulous second collection PB, and nothing short.
Don’t let Uncle Bulgaria know Orinoco was having a sneaky day out!
For the younger members among us, Uncle Bulgaria and Orinoco were two characters from The Wombles [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159227/], and there was a chart topping hit, called The Wombling Song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQMMPFtoG4].
Back to the initial post, I’m tempted to agree with you on the eider duck being a juvenile.
Many thanks for sharing.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler