Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Photos copyright Tim Watts
This Long Tailed Duck (thought to be an adult female) was found on Calvert sailing lake late afternoon by Calvert regular Tim Watts. First spotted in nearside bay to right of jetty and right of clubhouse. The bird fed ton the lake until dark on 16th. Dives timed from 26-50 secs down and 2 secs up therefore making getting these photos rather tricky!
After a gap in records in late November into December, what is assumed to be the same bird was seen on the BBOWT lake at Calvert. This species is known to occasionally stay on inland lakes for long periods, so the fact that this bird stayed until mid-April was not too surprising.
To view details of prior
Long-tailed Duck records in the county click
here.
The two Long-tailed Ducks pictured below were considered to be an immature male and a female. They stayed from 16th December 1990 to 13th January 1991 and were enjoyed by many birders.
The individual below stayed from 23rd October 1988 to 4th June 1989 was often seen in the Bucks section. This was the first record of this species in the county since 1983.
Photos copyright Mike Wallen