ML618706882

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Summer plumaged male. Extremely distant - never much closer than perhaps 800 metres it was digiscoped extremely badly. Clearly a small, rather compact diving duck (smaller than the accompanying male Tufted Duck) with a low profile when swimming; a rather rectangular head; short, stubby &, given the range, an often almost imperceptible, tiny, triangular bill. It's prominent white flanks; extensive whitish head with a horizontally oriented large whiter oval patch covering much of the sides of the face and delineated at the rear by a dark, almost blackish patch on the rear ear-coverts, a similarly blackish nape patch and duskier grey-black hind crown. Grey-white scapulars, several of which were obviously long, lanceolate & drooping over the flanks, contrasted with the dark brown folded wings. A narrow pinkish subterminal bill band was occasionally visible. Hope to upload the rest of my field notes when I've bit more time...

Technical information

Model

SM-A520W

ISO

40

Focal length

3.6 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/1.9

Shutter speed

1/333 sec

Dimensions

992 pixels x 748 pixels

Original file size

347.38 KB