Garganey male
Taken at Musselburgh on 11th May 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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Female
Taken at Belhaven Bay on 18th June 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Male in Eclipse Plimage
Taken at Belhaven Bay on 20th November 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.    New
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Garganey.
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Local Names:
Anas querquedula.
Anseriformes.
Anatidae.
Gaelic: Lach-crann

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Grassland adjacent to shallow marshes and steppe lakes.
Plant material and insects.
The adult male is unmistakable, with its brown head and breast with a broad white crescent over the eye. The rest of the plumage is grey, with loose grey scapular feathers. It has a grey bill and legs.Some care is needed in separating the brown female from the similar Common
Teal, but the stronger face markings and more frequent head-shaking when dabbling are good indicators.

39 cm.
62 cm.

8 to 9.

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