Archive for the ‘Shelducks’ Category

• Common shelduck

  Jun 26 | Ducks+, Shelducks | Little Stint | 2667 Views | with No Comments

  The Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) resembles a small short necked goose and breeds across the Temperate Palearctic area. In the AWB Region it is mostly a Winter Visitor except for the Southern Caucasus and Southern Iran where...

• Ruddy shelduck

  Jun 25 | Ducks+, Shelducks | Little Stint | 2491 Views | with No Comments

  The Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a very distinctive shelduck with its noticeable bright rusty – orange plumage. Its natural breeding range is across Asia from The Black Sea to Central Asia and it migrates further...