Hi Brian,

Yes... Have also looked at it a bit more as well and whilst the first 
image has more the jizz of a White-backed, in fact the second image is 
less so and your comments on the detail of the plumage make a lot of sense!

White-faced Whistler...

C

On 01/02/14 17:19, Brian Finch wrote:
> Hi Colin,
> I must admit that I did not spend much time with the duck image, so I
> downloaded it again and had another look. I still came to the same
> thoughts though, that of a young White-faced Whistling Duck.
> My reasons were that on looking at Doris's images, a White-backed that
> age would be showing signs of tiger-banding on back and probably on
> the flanks. This bird shows a uniform back with no indication of any
> pattern forming, even the rump should be barred for White-backed.
> White-backed ducklings still show a white blaze at the base of the
> bill from an early age (younger than this bird) like adults, but there
> is no sign of this here. White-backed have pale underparts but with
> dark barring, but already the unmarked dark maroon breast of WFWD is
> present on this bird. The flanks show the start of the fine barring on
> each breast feather of WFWD, that at a distance look vermiculated,
> White-backs progress from uniform flanks to banded, but not
> vermiculated. On the image of the bird out of the water, you can see
> the pattern of WFWD more clearly.
> The images also give the impression of a bird having been diving, but
> young Whistling Ducks habitually dive for food but maybe less
> elegantly than a normal diving duck.
> That it why I still opt for the WFWD option,
> Best for now
> Brian
>
>
> On 1/30/14, Colin Jackson <colin.jackson@arocha.org> wrote:
>> Jizz looks much more like a White-backed Duck, Brian... Haven't checked
>> in the books what a juv looks like, but that would be my immediate take
>> on it...
>>
>> C
>>
>> On 28/01/14 12:18, Brian Finch wrote:
>>> Dear Doris,
>>> This is a young White-faced Whistling-Duck, they must have bred there,
>>> Best for now
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> On 1/26/14, Viktoria Schaule <dorischaule@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> Found this duck at Nguuni NS (North of Mombasa) a few days ago &
>>> would be
>>>> happy if somebody could help to identify it.
>>>>
>>>> Due to the fading sunlight shortly before sunset I couldn't get a
>>>> better
>>>> photo!
>>>>
>>>> Thank you &
>>>> Greetings
>>>> Doris
>>>>
>>> 
>>