'...these were some of the plumage features which led us to
believe that it could be a yank x eurasian:
The bird shows rather pinkish flanks, but greyer tones
across the mantle. The forehead and crown is bright and whitish (unlike the
buffish yellow colour on a drake Eurasian Wigeon), whilst the cheeks are pale
and there is a dark eye-stripe showing green tones at certain angles (though
some Eurasian Wigeon can show this). The rear of the head is more typically
Eurasian Wigeon coloured (chestnut). The bird also has very white axillaries
(seen by Martin when it wing-flapped) like an American Wigeon. ' JW - Sent at the request of the editor.
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