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A rather pale (presumably a northern
argentatus type) bird in the snow of Peterhead (19 December). The primaries have clear pale fringes and are distinctly brown, rather than black. I guess these features may be interpreted as suggesting some Glaucous influence, but birds like this are part of a continuum from dark to pale Herrings and confidently drawing a dividing line (at least for me) is difficult. Notably, this bird seems to have renewed one inner greater covert.
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A few more typical
argenteus type birds are shown here.
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I came down to my home town of Sunderland on 21 December. The perfect combination of bright sunshine, snow and a partially frozen lake encouraged me to play around taking some duck pictures.
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The same Mallard
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Female Pochard
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Male Tufted Duck
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhh4b7MtOsgwotBHFmO9ylI2-0V5YCdmrP3r5c1tEr08w9q3wPl0zd-HyxFDPfeSHssL_bVSnzoG-H_tU_mk5ByuECds6Uj-mpwnK9vphjN8YRK6fAVeeWLyM7mQI9u8E9ti_6BQPJ7Q/s400/webIMG_0644.jpg)
Male Pochard
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypgXrbU3yOJdNeMl0Ze28diLBlZiyyFCC3QJya7GBsBJbwxCSJqzNkapvPXdB-Oh4KxUb4SftMv5KTQWtO8QD237h-hes-iSJYq_Ne-jzNw4fyO7lpRJWZLl4qEm_UUTvzhfGoGvkuaM/s400/webIMG_0639.jpg)
Female Pochard
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejuGHp8NBHGHoLUhFyZaH8iXPgVi7AHIy3f3mJzHtV5eyjG6zFxvBvcfLvSBLRT2bjXZJ1PW9GuQI7PLVF1fUGk8jSL3EaoY0_AOlxUEUZyMU4YRX7_FXKlEStHVXL4HUag98-6AMzlo/s400/webIMG_0635.jpg)
... and another Tufted Duck.
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