Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) wing-stretching on Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire.
22 April 2024
Shelduck pair on Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) on Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire. The female is on the left and the more colourful male on the right.
18 March 2024
Male Shelduck on Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Male Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) displaying on Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire.
18 March 2024
Waders and waterfowl, North Bay
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Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath
A mixed flock of Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), Curlew (Numenius arquata), and Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) at North Bay, Ardmore.
13 March 2024
Shelduck, Ardmore Point
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Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at North Bay, Ardmore. The oldest bird ever recorded through bird ringing by the British Trust for Ornithology was 19 years old.
13 March 2024
Shelduck, North Bay
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Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at North Bay, Ardmore. Over the winter Shelducks like to utilise mudflats and marshland habitats as they hunt for invertebrates, small shellfish, and aquatic snails.
