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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a small duck and is the only member of the genus Lophodytes.
After being banished from the British List in 1999, Hooded Merganser has now been reinstated to category A by the British Ornithologists' Union. The record in question was of an immature or female at Oban Trumisgarry on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, in October/November 2000. The BOURC's announcement accepts that this decision was not straightforward. It was acknowledged that there are large numbers in captivity and known escapes have occurred, and the BOURC states that it remains of the opinion that the majority of birds in Britain and Ireland are derived from a captive origin. Conversely, numbers of the species in the Nearctic are increasing, and there have been several recent records from the Azores, implying that transatlantic vagrancy is certainly a possibility. Weather conditions in autumn 2000 also appeared conducive to natural vagrancy, and the bird arrived at the same time as a number of other Nearctic ducks.
Stunning pair of Hooded Mergansers and chicks.
Hooded Megansers. Case nearly complete, just awaiting the chicks and then the whole base of the case shall be flooded with resin to simulate water. Not for sale.
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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). No need to consider whether these birds are on the BOU's list as they were shot by yours truly on Caddo Lake, East Texas USA, IN 2007.
UBO Listing has now added Hooded Merganser to the BOU authority list. However, the next question is which individuals should British birders feel able to tick? Obviously, anyone who saw this bird on North Uist will be happy, but there are a number of other recent records which might also be reasonably considered as wild birds. In particular, the BOURC news announcement makes mention of the birds at Newbiggin, Northumberland, in March 2002 and at Haroldswick, Shetland, in April/May 2006. These two individuals have been published by the British Birds Rarities Committee previously as acceptable category D records, and so it would seem reasonable to allow listers to include these birds also.
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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus).
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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus).
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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus).
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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus).
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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). No need to consider whether these birds are on the BOU's list as they were shot by yours truly on Caddo Lake, East Texas USA, IN 2007.
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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). No need to consider whether these birds are on the BOU's list as they were shot by yours truly on Caddo Lake, East Texas USA, IN 2007.
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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). No need to consider whether these birds are on the BOU's list as they were shot by yours truly on Caddo Lake, East Texas USA, IN 2007.
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The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). No need to consider whether these birds are on the BOU's list as they were shot by yours truly on Caddo Lake, East Texas USA, IN 2007.
The aim is to recreate a case with adults and chicks in a river bed scene. The case shall be constructed in a TE Gunn style flat fronted case with groundwork. We are fortunate these days to be able to use modern materials such as resins to create very reaslistic water effects and this shall be used to instead of glass (victorian alternative). Images to follow shortly. This case is not for sale. The chicks died of natural causes in the UK and the adults were shot in Texas, USA under US Fish and Wildlife permits.
Hooded Mergansers have a crest at the back of the head which can be expanded or contracted. In adult males, this crest has a large white patch, the head is black and the sides of the duck are reddish brown. The adult female has a reddish crest, with much of the rest of the head and body a greyish-brown. The Hooded Merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a typical merganser.
Their breeding habitat is swamps and wooded ponds on the northern half of the United States or southern Canada. They prefer to nest in tree cavities near water but will use Wood Duck nesting boxes if available and unoccupied. They form pairs in early winter.
Hooded Mergansers are short distance migrants and winter in the United States wherever winter temperatures allow for ice free conditions on ponds, lakes and rivers.
A few of these ducks have occurred as vagrants to Europe, however, this attractive species is so common in captivity that most birds seen in the wild in Europe are simply escapees.
These ducks feed by diving and swimming under water to collect small fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects.
A species of fossil duck from the Late Pleistocene of Vero Beach, Florida, was described as Querquedula floridana (a genus now included in Anas), but upon reexamination turned out to be a species closely related to the Hooded Merganser; it is now named Lophodytes floridanus, but the exact relationship between this bird and the modern species is unknown.
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