{"id":17382,"date":"2012-07-17T14:14:36","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T12:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T08:54:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T07:54:35","slug":"shelduck-tadorna-tadorna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/ducks\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelduck Tadorna tadorna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a widespread and common duck of the Genus Tadorna. This is a bird which breeds in temperate Eurasia. Most populations migrate to subtropical areas in winter, but this species is largely resident in westernmost Europe, apart from movements to favoured moulting grounds, such as the Wadden Sea on the north German coast.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-67-17382\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8675\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck_04.jpg\" title=\"Male Shelduck Tadorna tadorna\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Shelduck Tadorna tadorna\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck_04.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8674\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck_01.jpg\" title=\"Male Shelduck Tadorna tadorna\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Shelduck Tadorna tadorna\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck_01.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8440\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck_0_0.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck_0_0.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8439\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck_0.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck_0.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-435\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-9.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-434\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-8.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-433\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-7.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-432\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-6.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-431\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-5.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-430\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-4.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-429\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-3.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-428\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-2.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-427\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-10.jpg\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/shelduck-tadorna-tadorna\/thumbs\/thumbs_shelduck-tadorna-tadorna-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-426\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a 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