At 3pm on Nov 28-2023, Andrew Westerhof discovered a likely immature male Baikal Teal on the mouth of Carnation Creek. The chook was once with 7 Inexperienced-winged Teals. The chook is in eclipse plumage moulting into trade.
Distinguishing a hybrid on this plumage could be very exhausting till the chook got its right kind grownup plumage. On the other hand, the overall form, face development together with darkish in the back of, underneath and in entrance of the attention, leg color and obvious colouration are apparently to be coming in as it should be. The under-tail coverts glance just right for Baikal Teal and the white at the trailing fringe of the wing is extensive and conspicuous, appropriately on this species and the speculum could also be in line with Baikal Teal.
Map to location HERE
This chook is positioned on personal gated land at a Coho Analysis station that isn’t available to the general public. The locked gate is a number of kms from the place the chook was once observed so birders can’t even view it in the course of the gate.
The one solution to get with regards to the world is through boat however please notice the estuary could be very shallow so even a ship would most probably no longer get shut sufficient as a way to see the chook. Notice additionally no boat leases are to be had with regards to the world presently of 12 months.
Birders might wish to test Sarita Estuary HERE (about 10 kms away however publicly available) in case the chook strikes there.
If showed and authorised through the BRC, this will be the third authorised document for BC.
The chook has no longer been relocated on Nov twenty ninth through Andrew up to now.
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| Possible Baikal Teal in Bamfield – Pictures: Andrew Westerhof |