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Wigeon
 
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All photos of Wigeon at Sharpness (Gloucestershire) All photos of Wigeon Upload a photo of the Wigeon at Sharpness (Gloucestershire) All the RBA news reports of the Wigeon at Sharpness (Gloucestershire) 
  male Taken: Wed, 24 Jun 2015
  Sharpness (Gloucestershire) Date Added: Mon, 29 Jun 2015
  HYBRID of pair. Axillaries of this bird have very feint grey barring, otherwise note that green meets on cap, plus largely white undertail coverts. Scarily similar to eclipse male American at distance. More here: http://andyjordan.zenfolio.com/p237679564 Could be Eurasian x Chiloe or Chiloe x American. See also picture of female on this page.  
Photo: Andrew Jordan
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