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Northern Shoveler

The last day of April 2025 and another trip to WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire.

 

A male Northern Shoveler has a wing stretch while feeding on the Tack Piece Lagoon.

 

The Northern Shoveler is my favourite Duck that we see in the UK.

 

The Northern Shoveler, or Shoveler, is a Dabbling Duck and is common in Northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America.

 

The Shovelers bill has developed a comb like structure on its edges which acts like a sieve to filter out food from the water's.

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Uploaded on June 28, 2025
Taken on April 30, 2025