TAXIDERMY CASE OF PINTAIL,BUFFLEHEAD,CAROLINA DUCK
CASE OF WATER BIRDS INCLUDING MALE WIGEON
SHELDUCK & MALE SHOVELER DUCK IN CASE
CASE OF DUCKS EIDER MALE,RUDDY SHELDUCK,DUCK AND DRAKE MANDARIN,THE MANDARIN AND RUDDY SHELDUCK ARE FORMERLY EXOTIC INTRODUCED DOMESTIC WILDFOWL NOE BREEDING IN INCREASING NUMBERS IN THE UK AS ARE WOOD DUCK & RED-CRESTED POCHARD
CLOSE UP OF CASE BELOW
LARGE CASE OF BRITISH DUCKS PAIR OF GOLDENEYE FEMALE SHELDUCK TEAL IN FLIGHT,FEMALE SHOVELOR & MALE WIGEON
CASE OF DUCKS TRIO OF PINTAILS CAROLINA WOOD DUCK,BUFFLEHEAD
MALE SHELDUCK BY PRATT OF BRIGHTON
SUPERB PAIR OF TUFTED DUCKS(AYTHYA FULIGULA)DIVING RESIDENT DUCK,WHOSE NUMBERS ARE SWELLED BY HUGE NUMBERS OF MIGRATORY WINTER VISITORS,INCREASING DUE TO AN EXPANSION OF SUITABLE MAN MADE WATERSIDE VEGETATION ON GRAVEL PITS,ECT
PAIR OF TUFTED DUCKS IN CLOSE UP
MALLARDS(ANAS PLATRYHYNCHOS)OUR COMMONEST DUCK
CLOSE UP OF PAIR OF MALLARDS
CASED VICTORIAN WIGEON
FEMALE WIGEON
WIGEON MALE ON PLINTH
MANDARIN
CASE OF SAWBILLS,HOODED MEGANSER,GOOSANDER PAIR,RED-BREASTED MERGANSER FEMALE
GADWALL IN CASE WITH SPOTTED CRAKE ECT,
RED-CRESTED POCHARD(NETTA RUFINA) FROM THE PETER FARRINGDON COLLECTION
SHOVELORS(ANAS CLYPEATA)A MIGRATORY BREEDING DUCK,NESTS IN MARSHES OR LOWLAND WET GRASSLAND CLOSE TO POOLS AND LAKES,FAST FLYING POINTED WINGED BIRDS SEEN ON LAKES AND COASTAL LAGOONS IN AUTUMN PRIOR TO MIGRATION.
GARGANEY TEAL
GADWALL FEMALE
GADWALL FEMALE
PAIR OF CASED PINTAIL DUCKS
 
A PAIR OF CASED SHOVELERS.
EIDER DUCK(SOMETARIA MOLLISSIMA)MALE BIRD
RUDDY SHELDUCK(TADORNA FERRUGINEA)A FEW BREED IN BRITAIN FROM RELEASED OR ESCAPED SOUCES,AND NUMBERS ARE BOLSTERED BY THE ODD RARITY FROM TURKEY OR RUSSIAN BREEDING GROUNDS
COMMON SCOTER(MELANITTA NEGRA)BY G.ADRIAN,MONSON ST,LINCOLN(1850-1920)
LESSER SCAUP BY A.C.FOOT OF BATH
SMEW MALE A WINTER VISITING SCANDINAVIAN MERGANSER
CASED GARGANEY 1880
FEMALE GADWALL
MALE PINTAIL(ANAS ACUTA) IN FOREGROUND
MUCH SMALLER THAN THE MALLARD,TEAL ARE SMALL PRETTY FAST FLYING DABBLING DUCKS OF WET MARSHLAND,BOGS,MOORLAND EDGES AND COASTAL REEDMARSH,THE MALE ABOVE IS AS USUAL IN MOST SPECIES OF DUCK,MUCH MORE COLORFUL THAN THE BROWNER FEMALE.
VICTORIAN TEAL
MALE TEAL IN DOME
MARBLED DUCK(MARMARARONETTA ANGUSTIROSTRIS)VERY RARE VAGRANT TO BRITAIN
COMMON SCOTER
LESSER SCAUP
PINTAIL MALE(ANAS ACUTA)FEWER THAN 40 PAIRS BREED IN BRITAIN,BUT IN WINTER UP TO 30,000 BIRDS CAN BE SEEN ON MIGRATION,LARGE DECLINES IN RUSSIA AND FINLAND BREEDING NUMBERS,THIS ONE WITH LITTLE GREBE MOUNTED BY G.ADRIAN OF LINCOLN
MALLARDS(ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS)BRITAINS MOST NUMEROUS DUCK,THAT MAY BE RESIDENT OR MIGRATORY,AND ALSO SEMI-DOMESTICATED,ITS ABILITY TO TAKE FOOD FROM MAN MAY BE THE BIRDS KEY TO ITS CONSTANT INCREASE AND SURVIVAL.
POCHARD MALE(AYTHYA FERINA)DIVING DUCK,BREEDS ON LOWLAND LAKES,FLOODED GRAVEL PITS,FEEDS MAINLY AT NIGHT,MOST POCHARD ARE MIGRATORY BREEDERS,BUT LARGER NUMBERS ARRIVE TO WINTER FROM CENTRAL RUSSIA AND EUROPE.
SHELDUCK
PAIR OF SHELDUCKS BY GERRARD
SHELDUCK(TADORNA TADORNA)FEMALE DUCK ON PLINTH,PRETTY LARGER DUCK OF COASTAL ESTUARIES AND LAGOONS,ALSO TAKES ADVANTAGE OF GRAVEL PIT NESTING OPPORTUNITES
CAROLINA WOOD DUCK,HIGHLY COLOURFUL DUCK FROM USA INTRODUCED INTO BRITISH WILDFOWL COLLECTIONS
MANDARIN DRAKE,LOVELY CASED BIRD PERFECT MOUNT
PIED DUCK
MALE WIGEON
MALE WIGEON
PAIR OF SMEW
MALE SMEW
FEMALE SMEW OR REDHEAD AS KNOWN BY TWITCHERS
CASE OF SMEW AND EIDER SEA-DUCKS
CASED MALE SMEW
FEMALE SMEW
TEAL DRAKE ON PLINTH
GOLDENEYE MALE IN CASE FORMER WINTER VISITING DIVING DUCK,BUT NOW BREEDING IN EVER INCREASING NUMBERS DUE TO NEST BOX SCHEMES
BUFFLEHEAD MALE,VERY RARE NORTH AMERICAN MIGRANT TO WESTERN ISLES
HUGE MUSCOVY DUCK WE HAD IN THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF A NORMAL MUSCOVEY
MUTE SWAN(CYGNUS OLOR)BRITAINS LARGEST BIRD,PROTECTED BY LAW SINCE 1387,NOW INCREASING AFTER LEAD FISHING SHOT BEING BANNED IN 1987,THE QUEENS PROPERTY,THE MUTE SWAN HAS BEEN A REGAL DELICACY FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS,AND ITS CONSTANT PROTECTION WILL GUARANTEE ITS SURVIVAL,BUT URBAN AREA NESTING BIRDS SUFFER FROM DISTURBANCE,EGG COLLECTORS AND PURE CRUELTY IN SOME BUILT UP AREAS.
ADULT FEMALE MUTE SWAN(CYGNUS OLOR)BRITAINS LARGEST BREEDING BIRD,WITH SPECIAL PROTECTION IN 1387,TO PRESENT DAY COURTESY OF HER MAJESTY,THE QUEEN,BREEDS AT 3-4 YEARS OF AGE,ONCE PAIRED,PAIRED FOR LIFE,SUFFERED A DECREASE IN NUMBERS VIA LEAD POISONING FROM FISHING WEIGHTS,BUT A BAN ON LEAD WEIGHT IN 1987 ALLOWED AN INCREASE IN NUMBERS.
SUPERB MUTE SWAN,FULL SIZE BIRD BY SHOPLAND OF TORQUAY
MUTE SWAN FULL GROWN CYGNET FIRST YEAR
GORGEOUS BLACK SWAN,AUSTRALIAN BIRD BUT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PAIRS NESTING FREELY IN SOUTH-EAST OF ENGLAND INCLUDING SEVERAL PAIRS AT LEEDS CASTLE AND SURROUNDING WATERS
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE(ANSER ALBIFRONS)SMALLER THAN GREY LAG GOOSE,WINTER VISITOR FROM GREENLAND AND RUSSIA,CAN LIVE UP TO 17 YEARS OF AGE,WINTERS ON LOW LYING WETLANDS AND COASTAL MARSHES.
WHITE FRONTED GOOSE HEAD MOUNT FOR WALL
EGYPTIAN GOOSE AND RED-CRESTED POCHARD TWO INTRODUCED BREEDERS TO NORTH NORFOLK
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE ON WALL DESIGN
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
BRENT GOOSE(BRANTA BERNICIA)
EGYPTIAN GOOSE(ALPOCHEN AEGYPTIACUS)THIS INTRODUCED SPECIES,POSSIBLY FROM SOUTH AFTICA IN THE 1700S HAS EXPANDED FROM A FEW FERAL PAIRS ON COUNTRY ESTATES LIKE HOLKHAM IN NORTH NORFOLK TO A POPULATION OF NEARING A THOUSAND PAIRS SINCE A RAPID INCREASE OF NUMBERS SINCE THE 1960S,A VERY PRETTY MARKED BIRD IN CLOSE UP
BRENT GOOSE IN LABLED CASE DATED 1841
BARNACLE GOOSE(BRANTA LEUCOPSIS)WINTER VISITOR TO BRITAIN FROM THE ARTIC AND GREENLAND,NEARLY SIXTY THOUSAND BIRDS WINTER IN BRITAN,AS WELL AS EVER INCREASING FERAL POPULATION
BARNACLE SHOOTING TROPHY PLAQUE
BARNACLE & PINK-FOOTED GOOSE BEING CASED TOGETHER
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE(ANSER BRACHYRYNCHUS)A GOOSE ON THE INCREASE,DUE TO BETTER FOOD SUPPLIES IN WINTER IN THE UK,WARMER WINTERS,LARGER AGRICULTURAL FIELDS ON ARABLE LAND,AND EARLY SOWN CROPS,UP TO 250 THOUSAND WINTER IN BRITAIN,WITH HUGE NUMBERS IN NORFOLK AND AROUND THE WASH
EGYPTIAN GOOSE AND RED-CRESTED POCHARD TWO INTRODUCED ORNAMENTAL BIRDS NOW THRIVING IN SOUTH-EAST,ESPECIALLY EGYPTIAN GOOSE IN NORTH NORFOLK
GREY LAG GOOSE(ANSER ANSER)BRITAINS ORIGINAL WILD GOOSE,ONLY TRULY WILD POPULATIONS EXIST IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS AND WESTER ISLES,MOST OTHERS ARE SEMI-FERAL FLOCKS FROM INTRODUCED STOCK,IE HUGE POPULATION IN NORFOLK.
GREY LAG GOOSE(ANSER ANSER)FEMALE BY S LEE OF ELY,CAMBRIDGESHIRE
GREY LAG GOOSE IN WINTER SCENE
NE-NE OR HAWAIAN GOOSE
BARNACLE GOOSE,PRETTY SMALL GOOSE WINTER VISITOR FROM ARTIC CIRCLE
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE,DURING RE-CASING.
CANADA GOOSE IN LARGE CASE VERY LARGE EARLY MOUNT
CANADA GOOSE(BRANTA CANADAENSIS)SUPERB MOUNT OF THIS INTRODUCED AND HIGHLY SUCCESFUL SPECIES,SUCCESFUL TO THE POINT OF NUISANCE LEVEL TO SOME.
MOUNTED CANADA GOOSE(BRANTA CANADAENSIS)
BARNACLE GOOSE,SUPERBLY MARKED SMALL GOOS JUST BIGGER THA A SHELDUCK
EXTREMELY LARGE CANADA GOOSE IN EXTREMELY LARGE CASE,ORININAL CANENDENSIS RACE
WHITE FRONTED GREENLAND GOOSE(ANSER ALBIFRONS)
CANADA GOOSE LARGE VICTORIAN BIRD FROM THE EARLY LARGE RACE OF CANADENSIS
EGYPTIAN GOOSE BACK NEAR FRESH WATER AND REEDS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BEING MOUNTED IN 1875
EGYPTIAN GOOSE(ALOPOCHEN AEGYPTIACUS)
NE-NE FROM THE WILDFOWL TRUST
NE-NE OR HAWAIIAN GOOSE
BRENT GOOSE 1846 CASE STILL IN AMAZING CONDITION
SMEW(MERGELLUS ALBELLUS)
EIDER(SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA)THE EIDER IS A M,ARINE DUCK OF ROCKY COASTS,WHERE IT FINDS ITS FAVOURITE FOOD OF MUSSELLS,SHELLFISH,CRABS,AS WELL AS PLANYT MATERIAL.INCREASING IN NUMBERS,NOW OVER 30 THOUSAND PAIRS,THIS SPECIMEN FROM THE PETER FARRINGTON/ANDY HENRY COLLECTION.
GOLDENEYE(BUCEPHALA CLANGULA)
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS(MERGUS SERRATOR) GOOSANDER(MERGUS MERGANSER)SCAUP(AYTHIA MARILA)AND HOODED MERGANSER
MERGANSERS(MERGUS SERRATOR) AND SCAUP(AYTHYA MARILA)
FEMALE SMEW IN DOME
SMEW FEMAL(MERGUS ALBELLUS)
MY FAVOURITE DUCKPOND,IN NORTH NORFOLK,HERE MIGRATORY WILDFOWL INCLUDE PINK FOOTED,BRENT,BARNACLE,GREY LAG,MUTE AND WHOOPER SWANS,WIGEON,TEAL,RUDDY SHELDUCK,COMMON SHELDUCK,GADWALL,GARGANEY,PINTAIL,SHOVELER,RED AND COMMON POCHARD,AND RUDDY DUCK.
MODERN FOUR PANEL GLASS FRONTED CASE OF PAIR OF PERFECTLY MOUNTED WILD MALLARDS,PURCHASED ON 11TH JAN 2007 FOR 40 QUID WHEN ON SAME DAY ONE DRAKE MALLARD IN SUPPOSED COOPER BOW FRONTED CASE SOLD ON EBAY FOR 360 QUID,YOU PAY YOUR MONEY YOU TAKE YOUR CHANCE!.
FEMALE SHOVELOR(ANAS CLYPEATA)
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS,GOOSANDER,HOODED MERGANSER AND SCAUP.
GOOSANDER MALE
GOOSANDER FEMALE BY LLOYD OF KNIGHTON,POWYS
FEMALE SMEW,SMALL MERGANSER/SAW-BILLED DUCK
GOOSANDER(MERGUS MERGANSER)MELE BIRD CASED BY LES TURNER 2007
LARGE MUSCOVY DUCK
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