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Garganey
Anas querquedula
22.8209, 72.0572
Field Notes
Description:
The adult male is unmistakable, with its brown head and breast with a broad white crescent over the eye. The rest of the plumage is grey, with loose grey scapular feathers It has a grey bill and legs. In flight it shows a pale blue speculum with a white border. When swimming it will show prominent white edges on its tertials. His crown is dark and face is reddish-brown. This species rises easily from the water with a fast twisting wader-like flight.
Habitat:
It breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, but is strictly migratory, with the entire population moving to southern Africa, India, Santragachi and Australasia in winter, where large flocks can occur.
Notes:
Details from wiki. Very difficult to Id. I was stuck on Common Teal, got help with the Id from birdforum.net
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