patriciacurtis Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Both photos taken this July in eastern Scotland in a wooded area with a pond. 1. What bird? https://i.imgur.com/K7IX8WK.jpg 2. Greater or Lesser Scaup https://i.imgur.com/O3IU1vZ.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 1. female Chaffinch 2. looks like a Ferruginous Duck female w/ young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriciacurtis Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Thank you for the ID on the Chaffinch. Looking at photos of the Ferruginous Duck, the eyes look a little more whitish. I don't recall seeing a white rump. Any chance that it is a Tufted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I agree with the Common Chaffinch and I would say Tufted Duck female for the second due to the golden eyes, yet not much white on the head as seen in Greater Scaup females. Ferruginous Duck females would have dark eyes. Plus, Tufted are more common than Ferruginous there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriciacurtis Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Thank you both for the input. Helpful. Patricia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Yeah... definitely not either Scaup. For some reason, I thought female Ferruginous had yellow eyes(which is incorrect)... so this has to be a female Tufted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriciacurtis Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Thank you birdbrain22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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