1. Flies for dung shovelers.

2. Any of various ducks, chiefly of the genus Anas, including the mallards, teals, and shovelers , that feed by dabbling in shallow water and are favored as game birds.

3. ‘Arctic terns, Mew gulls, scaup, shoveler, buffleheads, Baldpates, yellow legs and various passerines were observed.’ ‘Examples of dabbling ducks are the mallards, cinnamon teals, shovellers, green and blue-winged teals, pintails, black ducks, Baldpates and gadwalls.’

4. Walthamstow Wetlands: Great White Egret, Sand Martin, 3 Goldeneye, pr Reed Bunting, 4 Shoveler, 5 Shelduck (Walthamstow Birders); White-fronted Goose viewed from Coppermill Lane (James Palmer with thanks to Chris Farthing) 2 Little Grebe, Stock Dove, Green Sandpiper, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Greenfinch (Tom Stewart) Hi Tom - whereabouts was the Green