Female sawbills: Red-breasted Merganser vs Goosander

Red-breasted Merganser

• Bill fine and upturned • Spiky feathers on head • Indistinct transition between orange upper neck and grey lower neck • Smaller, more delicate bird

Goosander • Bill strong and distinctly hook-tipped • Fuller, neater feathers on head • Clear cut transition between orange upper neck and pale lower neck • Larger, more robust bird