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shelduck::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sheldrake |
Examples of shelduck
shelduck
These include ringed plover, little ringed plover, shelduck and oystercatchers.
From the en.wikipedia.org
His post break-up moping is interrupted by the arrival on his roof of the equally depressed New Zealand shelduck.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The common shelduck lives up to its adjective, while the little egret is also plentiful in spring and summer.
From the independent.co.uk
A rid off in the dark shallows, a flock of shelduck guffaw at one another like wee-hour carousers wending their way home.
From the time.com
Wading birds, such as redshank, shelduck, and oystercatcher, are often to be seen pottering around by the waterside at Batson.
From the independent.co.uk
Oystercatchers, ringed plovers, redshanks, shelduck, gadwall, skylarks, meadow pipits, linnet and reed bunting can be seen.
From the independent.co.uk
The barnacle goose, mute swan, whooper swan, eider, shelduck and a great many other bird species have been given protection status.
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In addition to the plants and animals that are typical of the entire Wadden Sea, especially large numbers of porpoise, shelduck and eelgrass may be seen in the Schleswig-Holstein part.
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The region around Nathu La contains many endangered species, including Tibetan gazelle, snow leopard, Tibetan wolf, Tibetan snowcock, lammergeier, raven, golden eagle, and ruddy shelduck.
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For much of its journey to the sea, the Clarence is wetting the fault's whistle and its taniwha-like writhing makes a raft trip a lot longer than the flightpath of a shelduck or shag down the valley.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- Female sheldrake
- The shelducks, genus Tadorna, are a group of large birds in the Tadorninae subfamily of the Anatidae, the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as the geese and swans.
- Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia
