The Common Pochard is one of the commoner duck species seen in the UK. It is present all year round but numbers rise dramatically in autumn as birds migrate to this country from northern Europe and Russia to spend the winter.
These pictures are all of male birds. The female. brown body with a pale face, are easily confused with other similar duck species.
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
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