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    Vlad Sladariu Negulescu
    Jul 08, 2019

    common pochard

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    hi all,


    saw this duck this morning, bab al shams desert lake. I suspect a common pochard female. What do you think?





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    Tommy Pedersen
    Tommy Pedersen
    Jul 08, 2019

    Hi Vlad Only Ferruginous Ducks have this white under-rump. Quite certainly a released bird.

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    Unknown member
    Jul 08, 2019
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    thanks!


    I was confused by the black eye - I was expecting a white eye for the FD. Now I looked deeper and on HBW the female is indeed drawn with a red eye :)

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