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Species Index for UK bird pics: Swans to Ducks
(including Oxfordshire)
Swans
Whooper Swan ** Welney WWT, Norfolk 22.10.08
Whooper Swan Kelmscott, Oxon 24.1.04

Bewick's Swan **

 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire 13.02.10
Bewick's Swan Kelmscott, Oxon 20.2.05

Mute Swan *

 Buscot, Oxon 15.3.08
Mute Swan * Farmoor, Oxon 21.4.07
Geese

Tunrdra Bean Geese

 Aston, Oxon 24.01.10

Pink footed Goose **

 Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire 24.09.09

Brent Goose **

 Farlington Marshes, Hamphsire 21.02.09

Brent Goose **

 Farlington Marshes, Hamphsire 10.02.08
White fronted Geese Day's Lock, Oxon 5.3.05
Canada Geese * Baulking, Oxon 31.3.07
Greylag Goose ** Cley, Norfolk 23.10.08
Ducks
Garganey Farmoor, Oxon 2.4.05

Pintail **

 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire 13.02.10
Pintail * Farmoor, Oxon 01.12.07
Mallard ** Farmoor, Oxon 16.12.06
Tufted Duck * Farmoor, Oxon 20.9.08
Gadwall * Otmoor, Oxon 02.01.09

Teal **

 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire 13.02.10
Teal * Shellingford Pit, Oxon 12.12.09

Teal *

 Slimbridge, Gloucestershire 21.1.07
Teal Pinkhill, Oxon 13.11.04

Wigeon **

 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire 13.02.10
Wigeon * Shellingford Pit, Oxon 06.12.09
Wigeon * Port Meadow, Oxon 11.10.08
Ring necked Duck * Oxlease Lake 18.12.04

Lesser Scaup (male)

Cotswold Water Park, Wilts 17.2.07

Lesser Scaup (female)*

 Farnborough, Warks 6.3.05
Ruddy Duck* Radipole Lake, Dorset 20.4.08

King Eider (!) **

 Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 6.6.10

King Eider (!)

 Irvine, Scotland 25.4.06
Eider (in flight) * Collieston, Aberdeenshire 4.5.07

Eider

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire 15.2.05
Long-tailed Duck Dorchester Gravel Pits, Oxon 6.12.08
Goldeneye * Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon 10.1.09

Red Breasted Merganser *

 Hayling Island, Hants 3.1.05
Smew Dorchester GP, Oxon 16.1.10
Smew Radley GP, Oxon 8.1.05
Smew Cotswold Water Park, Gloucs 4.3.06

Goosander *

 River Cherwell, Oxford, Oxon 6.2.10

Goosander *

 Tadpole Bride, Oxon 9.1.10
Key to numbers of stars:
The quality of the pics listed above clearly varies, and you will see that it has generally improved with time! As a rough guide, the starred pictures are better than average, as follows:
* - 'reasonable' pic - either some of my best digiscope, or a reasonably good DSLR
** - 'best' pics - two stars indicates what I think are my current best pictures (nearly all DSLR)

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