I called in briefly at Pickering Creek this morning (8:00am) and was looking through a flock of 40 or so Green-winged Teal foraging in the wetland impoundment when I noticed a drake with its white stripe going "the wrong way". The vertical white bar at the front end of the flank was absent and instead it had a horizontal white stripe along its side above the flank.  Other than that it looked identical to the drake Green-winged Teal.  I know the Eurasian teal well from home in England but haven't seen one this side of the water before. All the teal disappeared when I went to the car for a cup of tea, but the Center's director Mark Scallion tells me he saw a flock of teal (same ones?) around 9am. It could be worth a look tomorrow, for local birders. 

Phil, Bob, do I need to write a description? 

Dave Curson 


David Curson, PhD
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