I place this video together because I used to find it hard to identify a gadwall amongst a flight of female mallards. Both the male and female gadwall have a white patch at the base of the hind wing. The female mallard has a blue patch in the same place. This is the simplest way to tell them apart particularly at a distance. Video was taken at Slimbridge WWT in March 2008. Edited in IMovie HD 6.0.4. Filmed on handheld Canon MV880X.
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Birding Scotland in April
Brief selection of video highlights from my birding trip around Speyside, Falls of Clyde SWT, Ruddon’s point in Fife and Caerlaverock WWT. Including Capercaillie, Black Grouse, Ptarmigan, Peregrine Falcon eating Starling, Long-tailed Duck, Eider, Barnacle Geese and ‘hooded’ crow with carrion genes in it. It also features panoramas of a snow covered Cairngorm corrie, Caerlaverock from a tower hide, the Findhorn Valley (Strathdearn) and the Farr road. For viewing enjoyment I suggest watching on mute and syncing with your favourite Radiohead song…