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Wigeon

A medium-sized duck with large rounded head, small bill and pointed tail. The males has a russet head and neck with a creamy yellow crown and forehead. The breast ispinkish-grey, and the rest of the body is grey and white with a black stern. The female is a greyish brown colour with various mottled patterns. Speculum dull, dark.

The Icelandic breeding component of this population winters mostly in Ireland and western Britain, though some continue on to parts of continental Europe.

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Uploaded on December 13, 2021
Taken on December 5, 2021