Goosander
It is 58–72 cm long. Males average slightly larger than females but with some overlap. Like other species in the genus Mergus, it has a crest of longer head feathers, but these usually lie smoothly rounded behind the head, not normally forming an erect crest. Adult males in breeding plumage are easily distinguished, the body white with a variable salmon-pink tinge, the head black with an iridescent green gloss, the rump and tail grey, and the wings largely white on the inner half, black on the outer half. Females, and males in "eclipse" (non-breeding plumage, July to October) are largely grey, with a reddish-brown head, white chin, and white secondary feathers on the wing. Juveniles (both sexes) are similar to adult females but also show a short black-edged white stripe between the eye and bill. The bill and legs are red to brownish-red, brightest on adult males, dullest on juveniles
When the bird was spotted
Date | Location | Title | Seen by | Interestingness |
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Germany, Wissen | One couple on river Sieg, Siegpromenade Schönstein | Hühnerhabicht | *** | |
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | Albert Park | b.m.stokesley | *** | |
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors | River Tees near Darlington | b.m.stokesley | *** | |
UK, The rest of North Yorkshire | Fewston | b.m.stokesley | *** | |
Germany, Kandern | Mrs and Mr Goosander on river Wiese Lörrach/Haagen | Hühnerhabicht | ** | |
Germany, Kandern | 4 goosanders in flight , Altrhein, near Huttingen | Hühnerhabicht | *** | |
UK, Scotland | Balloch, South end of Loch Lomond -Male & female | b.m.stokesley | ** | |
Germany, Kandern | Goosander male and female on river Wiese in Lörrach-Brombach | Hühnerhabicht | *** | |
France, La petite Camargue | La petite Camargue | mike421 | *** | |
UK, Lake District | Portinscale | b.m.stokesley |