Identify this New duck

New duck

Hello, I’m in Berwick for a day. I was stood under the bridge, as shown in the photo, and I spotted a new duck. Medium size duck with a red head, bright white neck and grey/brown body. I had a few looks but couldn’t identify it. Any ideas?
Thanks

Mike B
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- 17 Oct 2021 11:20 AM
I can't see any duck in the photo, so a wild guess would include goosander or variants of plus Muscovy duck

Mike

Flickr Peak Rambler
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Seaman
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- 17 Oct 2021 11:56 AM
Female Red Breasted Merganser were showing on the coastal areas when we were just down the road from there when were in Northumberland also female Goosander. Female Goldeneye are also starting to show on the coastal areas so may be worth considering. Sorry to say I cannot find a duck on your photo
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Pete

Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
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tony
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- 17 Oct 2021 2:33 PM
Hi, I have seen Goosander's on that stretch of the river a few years ago. They have also been filmed catching fish there on some nature program awhile back.

Tony

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ellis187
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- 17 Oct 2021 5:43 PM
Oh no, I didn’t realise I attached the wrong photo. I went back to the bridge anyway a few hours later and they are definitely goosanders. Thanks for the help everyone, berwick is really beautiful too
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rspbailey
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- 17 Oct 2021 6:18 PM
In reply to ellis187:

Luckily it wasn't a photo of you checking a mole or something
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ellis187
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- 17 Oct 2021 10:19 PM
In reply to rspbailey:
Hehe
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orrid123
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- 20 Oct 2021 4:52 PM
I was in Berwick recently and stood by that same bridge. I counted more than 100 diving ducks in the river and, yes, they were definitely goosanders.
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