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Birds seen on lakes rivers and reservoirs in the UK: Goldeneye |
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ARKive - Bucephala clangula http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Bucephala_clangula_/more_still_images.html Enjoy this privileged view of the life of a regular winter visitor to Britain with set of colour images. Shows nest with eggs, duckling, and adults swimming under water. |
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ARKive - Goldeneye, Bucephala
clangula http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Bucephala_clangula_/more_info.html Find out about duck that often travels in flocks of a thousand but has been placed on UK Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List. Read description, habitat, biology. |
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Boat of Garten - Goldeneye Ducks http://www.boatofgarten.com/bogwig/birds/goldeneye_ducks.htm Learn about how Scottish nature reserve encouraged goldeneyes, who were just winter visitors, to breed. Also tells of the damage pine martins can do to the duck population. |
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Lincolnshire Bird Club - Goldeneye
on the Humber http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/articles/goldeneye_humber.htm Browse article discussing the increasing numbers of goldeneyes wintering on estuary in eastern England. Also offers colour photograph of adult male on water. |
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Royal Parks, The - Goldeneye
http://www.royalparks.org.uk/support/foundation/adoption/ducks/duck.cfm?id=3/ Understand this highly creative scheme designed to help fund the upkeep of goldeneyes in central London. Also sharp-focus colour photograph of species on water. |
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Royal Society for Protection of
Birds - Goldeneye http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/g/goldeneye/ Peruse this detailed visual description of the goldeneye and improve identification in the field. See colour illustration of adult male, plus distribution map of Britain. |
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Tiscali Reference - Goldeneye,
Bucephala clangula http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_goldeneye.html Offers explanation of the visual differences between the male and female of the species. Supported by colour photograph of goldeneye on water. |
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Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl Gallery
- Common Goldeneye http://www.ducks.org/waterfowling/gallery/index.asp?duck=7/ Talks about the birds’ migrating and breeding behaviours. Shares photos of a male and of a female, as well as an audio file of their call. |
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Nature of New England - Common
Goldeneye http://www.nenature.com/commongoldeneye.htm Access resource that provides a photo and range maps for this bird. Includes links to species accounts and additional photos. |
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Centre
- Common Goldeneye http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i1510id.html Describes the natural history and identifies the characteristics of the species. Maps show where it breeds and otherwise dwells. |
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Birds on
lakes rivers & reservoirs in UK
