Shoveler (Northern Shoveler) Anas clypeata

A common winter visitor to Norfolk. Although much scarcer in summer, a higher proportion stay to breed compared to some other species, Teal and Wigeon for example.

Shoveler, Titchwell, 20-Nov-04 Shoveler, Titchwell, 20-Nov-04

male Shoveler, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 20th November 2004

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 15-Apr-04 Shoveler, Titchwell, 15-Apr-04

female Shoveler, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 15th April 2004

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 9-Feb-08 Shoveler, Titchwell, 9-Feb-08
Shoveler, Titchwell, 9-Feb-08 Shoveler, Titchwell, 9-Feb-08
Shoveler, Titchwell, 9-Feb-08  

male Shovelers, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 9th February 2008

 

Shoveler, Cley, 7-Nov-03 Shoveler, Cley, 7-Nov-03

female (left) and juvenile (right) Shovelers, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 5th July

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 15-Apr-04 Shoveler, Titchwell, 24-May-04

male Shoveler, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 15th April 2004

 

male Shoveler, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 24th May 2004

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 26-Jan-04 Shoveler, Titchwell, 26-Jan-04

Shovelers, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 26th January 2004

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 28-May-04 Shoveler, Titchwell, 28-May-04

female Shoveler & ducklings, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 28th May 2004

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 3-Jan-09 Shoveler, Titchwell, 3-Jan-09
Shoveler, Titchwell, 3-Jan-09 Shoveler, Titchwell, 3-Jan-09
Shoveler, Titchwell, 3-Jan-09 Shoveler, Titchwell, 3-Jan-09

Shovelers, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 3rd January 2009

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 7-Jun-04 Shoveler, Titchwell, 28-May-04

male Shoveler, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 7th June 2004

 

female Shoveler & ducklings, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 28th May 2004

 

Shoveler, Cley, 7-Nov-03 Shoveler, Cley, 7-Nov-03

Shovelers, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 7th November 2003

 

Shoveler, Cley, 7-Nov-03 Shoveler, Cley, 7-Aug-03

male Shoveler, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 7th November 2003

 

Shoveler, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 7th August 2003

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 9-Sep-04 Shoveler, Titchwell, 9-Sep-04

Shovelers, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 9th September 2004

 

Shoveler, Minsmere, 7-Jun-08 Shoveler, Minsmere, 7-Jun-08

female Shoveler with ducklings, Minsmere (Suffolk, UK), 7th June 2008

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 20-Nov-04 Shoveler, Cley, 4-Jun-05

male Shoveler, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 20th November 2004

 

male Shoveler, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 4th June 2005

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 31-Aug-05 Shoveler, Titchwell, 31-Aug-05

Shovelers (and Ruff), Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 31st August 2005

 

Shoveler, Coxford, 27-Mar-09 Shoveler, Coxford, 27-Mar-09
Shoveler, Coxford, 27-Mar-09 Shoveler, Coxford, 27-Mar-09

Shovelers, Coxford (Norfolk, UK), 27th March 2009 - presumably an adult and first-spring male

 

Shoveler, Revelstoke, 15-Sep-06 Shoveler, Titchwell, 19-Aug-05

Shoveler, near Revelstoke (BC, Canada), 15th September 2006

 

Shoveler, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 19th August 2005

 

Shoveler, Reifel, 8-Sep-06 Shoveler, Titchwell, 26-Jan-04

male Shoveler, Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary (BC, Canada), 8th September 2006

 

Shoveler, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 26th January 2004

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 4-Nov-06 Shoveler, Titchwell, 4-Nov-06

Shovelers, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 4th November 2006

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 27-Sep-05 Shoveler, Old Hall Marshes, 28-Aug-04

male Shovelers, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 27th September 2005

 

Shoveler, Old Hall Marshes (Essex, UK), 28th August 2004

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 19-May-01 Shoveler, Cley, 3-Feb-07

male Shoveler, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 19th May 2001

 

first-winter male Shoveler, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 3rd February 2007

 

Shoveler, Cley, 13-Oct-07 Shoveler, Swanton Morley, 8-Apr-07

male Shoveler, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 13th October 2007

 

male Shoveler, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 8th April 2007

 

Shoveler, Kelling, 13-Oct-07 Shoveler, Kelling, 13-Oct-07

Shoveler, Kelling (Norfolk, UK), 13th October 2007

 

Shoveler, Cley, 13-Oct-07 Shoveler, Cley, 13-Oct-07

Shoveler, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 13th October 2007

 

Shovelers, Salthouse, 10-Nov-07 Shovelers, Salthouse, 10-Nov-07

Shovelers, Salthouse (Norfolk, UK), 10th November 2007

 

Shoveler, Titchwell, 3-Jan-09  

Shoveler, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 3rd January 2009