Sunday, May 11, 2025
I've been researching the drake at the mouth of the Ullapool River (previous post) and I see no reason why it shouldn't be a "proper" gadwall. They seem to be recorded fairly frequently over east and on the Western Isles. I initially had doubts about the bill - it looked a bit messy in its colouring and slightly on the large side (I recall male gadwalls down south as dapper grey ducks with neat black bills); however, the bodywork seems perfectly okay for gadwall, so I'll tick it for the year - and for Scotland.
// posted by Christine @ 4:29 AM 
