This next set of images were taken at WWT Arundel on a very wet day. Still had a wonderful time there though :)

Image 1 - Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) fro New Zealand

Image 2 - Bronze Winged Duck - (Speculanas specularis) Is a dabbling duck from South America

Image 3 - Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) is one of 3 species of Wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. There is very little difference in colour/markings between male and female. Pairs of Chiloes are monogamous

Image 4 - Chinese Merganser - (Mergas Squamatus) is a Sea duck from East Asia

Image 5 - Common Scoter - (Melanitta nigra) - 20,000+ of these live in the UK although this was my 1st sighting

Image 6 - Harlequin Duck - (Histrionicus histrionicus) A small seaduck

Image 7 - Juvi Mandarin

Image 8 - Muscovy Duck (Cairina Moschata) Native to Mexico and South America. These ducks actually start out as cute ducklings, things change once they reach fledgling stage though and become uglier as they get older.

Image 9 - Muscovy Duck Hen -

Image 10 - Puna Teal (Anas puna) Is another dabbling duck. It can be found in the Andes of Peru, Western Bolivia, Argentina and Northern Chile.

Image 11 - Radjah Shelduck - (Tadorna radjah) found in areas of Australia. Queensland, Northern Territories.

Image 12 - Cape Shelduck (Tadorna cana)

Image 13 - Red Billed Whistling Duck

Image 14 - White Faced Whistling Duck - (Dendrocygna viduata)

Image 15 - White headed duck - (Oxyura leucocephala) Known as a stiff tailed duck

Now the last few images below are ducks i could not put a name too. If anybody knows the name of any of these then please feel free to name them. I do not have a clue.

Bufflehead - Id`d by Aiki

Long tailed Ducks - ID`d by Aiki

Common Eider - Id`d by Aiki

I`ll leave it at this for now, there are more images of ducks but if i carry on im bound to send everybody quackers :) ........Due to the number of ducks there were though i thought that i would stick with this theme for this post. All these birds were 1st sightings for me.

Enjoy