Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck feeding in the shallow water.
Common Shelduck, Borgarfjörður, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/11; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna).

Two Common Shelducks swimming near an island.
Common Shelduck, Borgarfjörður, Iceland, June 20, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Two Common Shelducks swimming near the far shore.
Common Shelduck, Christou River, Lesvos, Greece, April 17 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Common Shelduck flying away from the camera.
Common Shelduck, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 17 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 6400; f/10; 1/1250 sec.
Common Shelduck standing in the shallow water with some Black-winged Stilts.
Common Shelduck, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 3200; f/11; 1/1250 sec.
Common Shelduck swimming in the middle of the water.
Common Shelduck, Salt Pans East Track, Lesvos, Greece, April 20, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1600; f/10; 1/500 sec.
Several Common Shelducks flying in a group overhead.
Common Shelduk, Alykeys wetland and Sheep Field, Lesvos, Greece, April 21, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 200; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Two Common Shelducks swimming nearby.
Common Shelduck, Tsiknias River Mouth, Lesvos, Greece, April 22, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 3200; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Common Shelduck swimming nearby.
Common Shelduck, Lesvos, Greece, April 23, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 12,800; f/10; 1/640 sec. +1 exposure bias