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We saw lots curlew, oyster catchers, shelducks and gulls on the mud (low tide so far away). A little egret and some cormorants flew over. In the fields by the sea wall were lots of barn swallows. #ukbirding Clevedon sea wall

View across the Bristol channel. Foreground is mud with hard to see birds on it. There’s sea and then wales in the background
A bit of hedge with two barn swallows perched on and two swallows flying above
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VKvivkeene.bsky.social

Spent a few hours at Seaton Wetlands today. Nothing too exciting, but I was pleased to see a Ruff on Coly Common, Ringos, Godwits, Teal, Shelducks and 1st Kingfisher for ages. Almost walked past the Roe Deer without spotting it! #UKBirding

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JSornid.bsky.social

No yellow brows or RBF for me this morning but 7 Chiffchaffs and a Garden Warbler at Barmston and Ulrome plus these three Shelducks #ukbirds#yorkshirebirding

3 Shelducks
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One of two Wheatears at Hock Ditch yesterday lunchtime, my first there this year. Lots of Shelducks and a few Mipits and Linnets and one Kestrel #Glosbirds

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Mswaninga.bsky.social

Rostgänse und eine Bekassine #Birds#NaturePhotography

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My longest ride for a while took me over to Hale Head to add a few birds to my #BirdingbyBike#ukbirding#lowcarbonbirding

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ECdreddieclark.bsky.social

Away for the weekend, trying not to wake the new neighbours.

A pair of paradise shelducks, sleeping on a fence line in a field.
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BOmybirdcards.bsky.social

🌏 Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) #AustralianBirds#AustralianShelduck#ChestnutBreastedShelduck#MountainDuck#Shelducks#Ducks#Waterfowl#birds🦜#birdsoftheworld#birds

📷: Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) by pen_ash via Pixabay 2021

The photo shows a large and striking goose-like duck. Males (pictured) are predominantly dark with a chestnut breast, a white neck collar, and a dark green head. Females are similar but with a white eye ring and smaller size. Both sexes have chestnut and black wings with a green patch, and show white on their wings in flight.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Breeding in southern Australia and Tasmania, many birds migrate further north in the country during winter.

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Duck, Geese and Swan family)
Genus: Tadorna (Shelducks)
Species: T. tadornoides

CC: WMXB
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