Very interesting. No matter how many books on birds you look at, to see the birds in action in their habitat really helps in their identification. Many thanks for the quality of the footage and the detailed comments.
My daughter and I see - and seek out - ducks on our local river (the river Ravensbourne) where they swim as the river flows through Ladywell Rec, and - where we seek them out when I attend my hospital appointments - which is sited behind our nearest local hospital (University Lewisham Hospital) and beside the hospital gardens (where, along with trees, grasses and some flowers and shrubbery, there are vegetable and herb plots, which I assume are used by the hospital facilities) It's good to see the different types of duck, although the ones which swim in the location mentioned above seem to mostly be the Mallard, though there are also Coots and Moorhens there too, plus of course the ubiquitous pigeons who - unless there have been heavy rains causing the river to rush faster and deeper between it's especially widened and strengthened banks (following serious flooding events of the past) causing the pigeon's usual shallow "watering hole" by the artificial dam* of rocks and branches, to be too deep for them to stand in to take their drinks... (created* for various reasons, the old floods, perhaps, in particular). Thank-you for this "ID Parade" - I shall rewatch it to be sure of my facts next time we attend my appointment, visit the Ravensbourne, and look out for it's feathered residents.
Great again Liam. If you get the chance to come up North to Bury, we have Elton Reservoir. We get every duck from; Pintail, Teal, Common Scoter, Pochard, Shelduck. Godwits, mergansers. Errr everything from willow tit to osprey and the odd White Tailed Eagle fly over. Gargany, Shoveler, Hen Harrier and every Grebe, warblers. AND THE LABOUR COUNCIL WANT TO TURN IT INTO HOUSING!
This summer just gone we saw a mother common merganser with her babies but unfortunately witnessed some sort of fish take them one by one, only 3 out of 7 were left by the end but it was so sad because we couldn’t do anything. This was in Leeds at the canal back in June.
That was an eye opener video for me Liam, several things I learnt ; Egyptian Geese actually being ducks, didn’t realise that to be honest! Saw a pair of these walking around very carefully along the pavement outside our local shops back in the summer. Gorgeous looked so exotic 😳, I didn’t realise there were so many species of duck. The common Teal being the smallest dabbling chick had me a bit confused as I remembered the Dabchick thinking that was a small diving duck, but no I found out it was a little grebe ! Ducks are really quite interesting aren’t they . Beautiful things . Great informative video Liam 👍☺️
I remember teaching my young son how to identify some of the ducks - the one with the cheese triangle next to its tail was a Teal and the ones with a sugar cube on their wings were Gadwall. Perhaps a bit unusual, but it stuck in the mind and actually worked. Lol.
Hello Liam , great show I used to live next to a little Bird Sanctuary. We had all sorts there Mallards , Moorhens , Tuffted Ducks Coot's and Canada Geese and even a couple of Swans, it was such a beautiful place. Great video, YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE QUAKER'S TO MISS IT . Have a wonderful weekend, PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
Excellent video - enjoyed the facts about the eider, the males are so beautiful - but the shoveler is still my favourite. And yes, a video on the rarer ducks would be wonderful if you could do one!
I love ducks especially mallards. It's the iredescent colouring of their feathers that sets them apart from the rest. Interesting about the shelduck using rabbit burrows.
Another fascinating video Liam. This brought to mind my visit to York University back in the 1980s, where I saw more wildfowl species than I've ever seen in my life before or since, around their on-campus lake, including every species of duck and goose I knew of and a good few that I didn't. Most spectacular looking of those were the Mandarin ducks, but my favourites were the Greylag geese which used to follow people around in groups hoping they would get fed 😁
I am currently at York and it's still wonderful! We had pochards and tufted ducks in spring and summer, goosanders last winter, a pair of oystercatchers also in spring and summer. I saw a cormorant today which was a first. And we've got lots of geese all year: barnacle geese, greylags, Canada geese, lesser snow geese, and once I've seen a single bar headed goose (I think someone's lost pet maybe).
There was a Muscovy (Donald) at a lake I go to that used to sit on your lap, must have been 10yr+ old & a pair of Aylesbury that used to lay under my bed at night.
Love your videos. I was surprised to hear that the eider is heavier than the shelduck but that's probably because I more often see shelduck out of the water than eiders so the bulk is more obvious. I live in Edinburgh and another common duck here, especially in winter is goosander, on the Water of Leith and the canal.
Lovely and helpful video. We see mallards (of course) and tufted ducks, which are lovely. But also goosanders and mandarin ducks. We also see coots, but I'm not sure if they are ducks
Great! Certainly a video on the rarer species would be nice. I have often noticed how temperamental Egyptian geese can be, they can start with each other, other birds and even people, for no apparent reason.. I like the Frankie Howerd style call you get from the eider duck.. Hoping being a dad's going well for you, nice one Liam! 🌟👍
when you said "duck", i thought you were playing cricket. i see lots of ducks, but i am bad at identifying them as they are usually with black swans, which i monitor, for pleasure
Lol. I suspect there are now more Egyptian geese in the UK than Mandarins, but I didn't deliberately exclude them. I made this video based on the ducks I see regularly, which mandarins are not.
@AShotOfWildlife I don't live in East Anglia so I see them fairly often in comparison to Garganey and especially Eider. I've seen more Red-Crested Pochard (at RSPB Rye Meads) than either of those you included. Anyhow, BTO has recorded a 123% increase in range size for Mandarins, so they might start showing themselves in your part of the world soon, too. Top tip: come to London and head for the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park.
Thank you for watching! I am currently planning more face to face wildlife education events, if you would like to help support this work (and the channel in general) you can do so over on Patreon www.patreon.com/ashotofwildlife Just by watching these videos you are already supporting the channel and I am very grateful for every single one of you. Cheers!
Finally, someone put those ducks in a row... Thanks, mate!😊
Yes please would love that, I really enjoy your videos particularly your passion, delivery and camera work, its very inspiring.
Yes, a video about the rarer ducks would be great! Especially focusing on the rarer winter visitors as well!
There's a very large duck also, that is quite common. Although it maybe a small species of goose 👍
Very interesting. No matter how many books on birds you look at, to see the birds in action in their habitat really helps in their identification. Many thanks for the quality of the footage and the detailed comments.
Lots of Beautiful Ducks, 👍 Serge 🍁
Another lovely video thank you Liam. Yes please for a video on rarer ducks. Take care
My daughter and I see - and seek out - ducks on our local river (the river Ravensbourne) where they swim as the river flows through Ladywell Rec, and - where we seek them out when I attend my hospital appointments - which is sited behind our nearest local hospital (University Lewisham Hospital) and beside the hospital gardens (where, along with trees, grasses and some flowers and shrubbery, there are vegetable and herb plots, which I assume are used by the hospital facilities) It's good to see the different types of duck, although the ones which swim in the location mentioned above seem to mostly be the Mallard, though there are also Coots and Moorhens there too, plus of course the ubiquitous pigeons who - unless there have been heavy rains causing the river to rush faster and deeper between it's especially widened and strengthened banks (following serious flooding events of the past) causing the pigeon's usual shallow "watering hole" by the artificial dam* of rocks and branches, to be too deep for them to stand in to take their drinks... (created* for various reasons, the old floods, perhaps, in particular). Thank-you for this "ID Parade" - I shall rewatch it to be sure of my facts next time we attend my appointment, visit the Ravensbourne, and look out for it's feathered residents.
Great again Liam. If you get the chance to come up North to Bury, we have Elton Reservoir. We get every duck from; Pintail, Teal, Common Scoter, Pochard, Shelduck. Godwits, mergansers. Errr everything from willow tit to osprey and the odd White Tailed Eagle fly over. Gargany, Shoveler, Hen Harrier and every Grebe, warblers.
AND THE LABOUR COUNCIL WANT TO TURN IT INTO HOUSING!
Great video! 75, and I never knew Egyptian Geese are actually ducks!
This summer just gone we saw a mother common merganser with her babies but unfortunately witnessed some sort of fish take them one by one, only 3 out of 7 were left by the end but it was so sad because we couldn’t do anything. This was in Leeds at the canal back in June.
That was an eye opener video for me Liam, several things I learnt ; Egyptian Geese actually being ducks, didn’t realise that to be honest! Saw a pair of these walking around very carefully along the pavement outside our local shops back in the summer. Gorgeous looked so exotic 😳, I didn’t realise there were so many species of duck. The common Teal being the smallest dabbling chick had me a bit confused as I remembered the Dabchick thinking that was a small diving duck, but no I found out it was a little grebe ! Ducks are really quite interesting aren’t they . Beautiful things . Great informative video Liam 👍☺️
I remember teaching my young son how to identify some of the ducks - the one with the cheese triangle next to its tail was a Teal and the ones with a sugar cube on their wings were Gadwall. Perhaps a bit unusual, but it stuck in the mind and actually worked. Lol.
Fascinating, and yes please, do cover some more species if you get a chance.
A video about rarer ducks would be great! Thanks Liam.
Hello Liam , great show I used to live next to a little Bird Sanctuary. We had all sorts there Mallards , Moorhens , Tuffted Ducks Coot's and Canada Geese and even a couple of Swans, it was such a beautiful place. Great video, YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE QUAKER'S TO MISS IT . Have a wonderful weekend, PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
Brilliant and informative. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍
Amazing to discover all these species. Thank you 🦆
There are plenty of beautiful ducks in the UK for sure
Thanks Liam. Definitely want to see the rare species!
Excellent video - enjoyed the facts about the eider, the males are so beautiful - but the shoveler is still my favourite. And yes, a video on the rarer ducks would be wonderful if you could do one!
In our vast public park, we are lucky enough to see most of these ducks, but we also have a resident Barbary duck!
I love ducks especially mallards. It's the iredescent colouring of their feathers that sets them apart from the rest. Interesting about the shelduck using rabbit burrows.
More ducks, please.
Another fascinating video Liam. This brought to mind my visit to York University back in the 1980s, where I saw more wildfowl species than I've ever seen in my life before or since, around their on-campus lake, including every species of duck and goose I knew of and a good few that I didn't. Most spectacular looking of those were the Mandarin ducks, but my favourites were the Greylag geese which used to follow people around in groups hoping they would get fed 😁
I am currently at York and it's still wonderful! We had pochards and tufted ducks in spring and summer, goosanders last winter, a pair of oystercatchers also in spring and summer. I saw a cormorant today which was a first. And we've got lots of geese all year: barnacle geese, greylags, Canada geese, lesser snow geese, and once I've seen a single bar headed goose (I think someone's lost pet maybe).
@@zigzaglychee7324 Fantastic 👍
Another great video Liam, Yes a video on the rarer ducks in the uk would be great,looking forward to watching it.Well Done😃
Great video Liam, I love the sound of a flock of wigeon makes.
Thanks Liam . . . I learnt a lot & yes please .... 👍
Thank you, I enjoyed that. Most informative.
Thanks for another great video. Yes please to rarer ducks.
There was a Muscovy (Donald) at a lake I go to that used to sit on your lap, must have been 10yr+ old & a pair of Aylesbury that used to lay under my bed at night.
Great video...beautiful Ducks....some of them I hadent heard off ....
I'd love you to cover the rarer species. I found this video extremely interesting and learnt lots.
Love your videos. I was surprised to hear that the eider is heavier than the shelduck but that's probably because I more often see shelduck out of the water than eiders so the bulk is more obvious. I live in Edinburgh and another common duck here, especially in winter is goosander, on the Water of Leith and the canal.
I just looked through your videos and saw your 'rare' Christmas goosander!
Liam thank you for a great video
I'm obviously a mallard fan but lovely to see those other species.
Nice video Liam.
Hope your family are doing well
Another great video.
I'm pleased that Liam hasn't ducked this subject.
Ducks always vary from very very easy to ID through to extremely difficult!
Thanks. 👍
Thank you Liam !!!
Lovely and helpful video. We see mallards (of course) and tufted ducks, which are lovely. But also goosanders and mandarin ducks. We also see coots, but I'm not sure if they are ducks
Would definitely like a video on the rarer ducks!
Great! Certainly a video on the rarer species would be nice.
I have often noticed how temperamental Egyptian geese can be, they can start with each other, other birds and even people, for no apparent reason.. I like the Frankie Howerd style call you get from the eider duck..
Hoping being a dad's going well for you, nice one Liam! 🌟👍
Two Uk ducks I’d absolutely love to see are the Scaup and the Smew
Lovely video, thank you. One on the other breeds? Well, you’d be quackers not to! Lol 😊❤🇬🇧
Ducking great video lol
You should definitely feature the other ducks. I like the Mandarin ones I sometimes see.
Brilliant 👌🏻🥰
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck….
Some rare ducks would be great.
You didn't add a mandarine duck. I have seen them in the wild. Would like to see the others
i see goosander alot in wales why is it not on here
I'll include them in part 2. I made this based on the ducks that I see regularly and gooseander (sadly) don't feature on that list.
Geeat vid
when you said "duck", i thought you were playing cricket. i see lots of ducks, but i am bad at identifying them as they are usually with black swans, which i monitor, for pleasure
Here's a tip if you like duck watching, get up at the quack of dawn.
Why no golden eye 🤔
😀👍
I seen a white wild malard once, is it albino or an escaped domesticated one?
They are eating the cats, they are eating the dogs, they are eating the ducks
please do
Am I the only one that thinks of orange sauce.?
They are beautiful and I love watching them on the local ponds.
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No Mandarins? You included an introduced "goose" with a lower population, so you have no reason to exclude these majestic residents of ours.
There's always at least one moaner in every RUclips comment section. 😂
Even on a short video about ducks. 😅
Lol. I suspect there are now more Egyptian geese in the UK than Mandarins, but I didn't deliberately exclude them. I made this video based on the ducks I see regularly, which mandarins are not.
@JohnyG29 He specifically asked us to comment on omissions, you boorish clown.
@AShotOfWildlife I don't live in East Anglia so I see them fairly often in comparison to Garganey and especially Eider. I've seen more Red-Crested Pochard (at RSPB Rye Meads) than either of those you included.
Anyhow, BTO has recorded a 123% increase in range size for Mandarins, so they might start showing themselves in your part of the world soon, too.
Top tip: come to London and head for the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park.
There are a number of the Egyptian geece at Oulton Broad, where I live.
Who gives a Duck ? I do
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