I was trying to photograph every species of wildfowl in the world, as in our travels to see seabirds and waders I found we were coming across many species.
I realise this is an impossible task, but am including shots of birds in captivity. However the main problem is the more I photograph the more get split, and as I follow the IOC, the
gaps are increasing in number. Where the thumbnail has an orange or green border I have not
photographed that species in the wild, (although some images are captive where the wild-taken shot isn't very good). The gaps are obvious, but I know
that not all of these are kept in captivity, especially in the UK. I would be most grateful for any information regarding the (captive) whereabouts of any of the
missing species. My "most-wanted" is Brazilian Merganser- I saw these in Brazil, but was just lining up my camera when they were flushed by a tour participant walking
down the road to look at a plant!!! It was a mammal tour rather than a birding trip so I didn't throw him in the river! Unfortunately there doesn't seem
to be a captive breeding program anywhere, but given the species critically endangered status it may happen one day. Madagascar Pochard is another problem, as it wasn't
"available" when I went to Madagascar, but I suspect (and hope) that one day some may be reared in the UK.
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