Marbled Duck

A juvenile/first-winter, unringed, that turned up after a period of southerlies and easterlies - October 2006 Alan Hayden

October 2006 Alan Hayden

A juvenile/first-winter, unringed, that turned up after a period of southerlies and easterlies - September 2006 Nic Hallam

 Nic Hallam
However, these dark feathers on the flank raised questions over the bird's purity.

A juvenile/first-winter, unringed, that turned up after a period of southerlies and easterlies - September 2006 James Lidster

A juvenile/first-winter, unringed, that turned up after a period of southerlies and easterlies - September 2006 Doug Kelson

The same bird showing full wings - September 2006 Alan Lewis