The bird life at Gjesværstappan

Latin (scientific) name - Anas platyrhynchos. Family name - Anatidae

Number of eggs - 7 - 12 eggs
Hatching time - 27 - 29 days
Age of independence - 53 days
Oldest known age - 29 years
Length from tip of bill to tail - 50 - 60 cm
(80 - 100 cm wingspan)

The domesticated duck originates from the Mallard. It is not able to fly for 3 - 5 weeks when renewing its feathers. Plants are its most important food.

Stokkand   Sinisorsa   Gråand   Mallard   Gräsand   Canard colvert   Wilde eend   Germano reale   Stockente   Tarro blanco   Stokkönd   Krzyżówka

- Birds in Ola's BirdGuide -

Puffin  |  Guillemot  |  Razorbill  |  Black Guillemot  |  Red-necked Phalarope  |  Purple Sandpiper  |  Shag  |  Cormorant  |  Arctic Skua  |  White-tailed Eagle  |  Raven  |  Carrion Crow  |  Gannet  |  Fulmar  |  Oystercatcher  |  Arctic Tern  |  Great black-backed Gull  |  Kittiwake Common Gull  |  Herring Gull  |  Eider  |  Goosander  |  Long-tailed Duck   Mallard   † Great Auk