Jordanrussell123 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I am a wildfowler I swear but with mallard and gadwall looking very much the same to me well the hens anyway it becomes easy to mistake one for the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Hen gadwall for my money Edited December 22, 2014 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony G Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Female Gadwall,and the males look like female Pintail Very confusing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Hen gaddy.... TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GADWALL41 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Gadwall F. I should Know !!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 A hen mallard with a white belly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 A hen mallard with a white belly Bloody game shooters , clueless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Just look at the coloured patch on the wings , the speculum, every species of duck is different. Purple\ green with a narrow white and black border for mallard and a white rectangle sometimes with a cheastnut brown patch alongside ( in drakes and and adult females , but sometimes weak or absent in juvenile females). The duck in your photo is a hen gadwall with an unusual beak patten , normaly orange with a shart defined dark blackish line along the "lips". The bill is too slight for a mallard and the underwing showing in nthe photo would be pure white. Edited December 22, 2014 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 An excellent lesson to us wildfowling newbies there Answer2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontbeck Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Just had one for supper, hen gadwall, delicious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Bloody game shooters , clueless Can you show me a hen mallard that was shot in December with a white belly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanrussell123 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks for the help must say glad to hear its a gadwall for one I have never got one and two I got another one tonight along with a teal thanks agen lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Can you show me a hen mallard that was shot in December with a white belly No I couldn't , I thought your post was tongue in cheek saying it was a hen mallard with a white belly , my reply was also tongue in cheek hence the smiley , sorry if you thought I was having a dig as that was not my intention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 No I couldn't , I thought your post was tongue in cheek saying it was a hen mallard with a white belly , my reply was also tongue in cheek hence the smiley , sorry if you thought I was having a dig as that was not my intention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) A drake Gadwall, showing the white speculum. This particular bird had a deformed left leg; a third smaller than normal and the nails were absent. The leg also stuck out at an angle, other than that he was in good condition until he collided with 1 1/8oz of steel 4's. Another ID note, is that Gadwall have black webs between the orange toes. Edited December 23, 2014 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Magman rarely you will find the odd mallard x domestic duck ( usualy one of the parents is a call duck or "appleyard ") with a white belly. Edited December 23, 2014 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berettacocker Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Shot ten mallard on an inland flight pond on Wednesday evening and three of them were farm yard looking. I hate inbreds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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