A Teal..
Teals are small dabbling ducks. Males have chestnut coloured heads with broad green eye-patches, a spotted chest, grey flanks and a black edged yellow tail. Females are mottled brown. Both show bright green wing patches (speculum) in flight. They are thinly distributed as a breeding species with a preference for northern moors and mires.
In winter, birds congregate in low-lying wetlands in the south and west of the UK. Of these, many are continental birds from around the Baltic and Siberia. At this time, the UK is home to a significant percentage of the NW European wintering population making it an Amber List species.
What they eat:
Seeds and small invertebrates.
Measurements:
Length:34-38cm
Wingspan:58-64cm
Weight:240-360gPopulation:
UK breeding:2,100 pairs
UK wintering:210,000 birds
Taken at Sandwell Valley RSBP..
A Teal..
Teals are small dabbling ducks. Males have chestnut coloured heads with broad green eye-patches, a spotted chest, grey flanks and a black edged yellow tail. Females are mottled brown. Both show bright green wing patches (speculum) in flight. They are thinly distributed as a breeding species with a preference for northern moors and mires.
In winter, birds congregate in low-lying wetlands in the south and west of the UK. Of these, many are continental birds from around the Baltic and Siberia. At this time, the UK is home to a significant percentage of the NW European wintering population making it an Amber List species.
What they eat:
Seeds and small invertebrates.
Measurements:
Length:34-38cm
Wingspan:58-64cm
Weight:240-360gPopulation:
UK breeding:2,100 pairs
UK wintering:210,000 birds
Taken at Sandwell Valley RSBP..