The tufted duck is a medium-sized diving duck, smaller than a mallard. It is black on the head, neck, breast and back and white on the sides. It has a small crest and a yellow eye. In flight it shows an obvious white stripe across the back of the wing. It breeds in the UK across lowland areas of England, Scotland and Ireland, but less commonly in Wales, with most birds being residents. Numbers increase in the UK in winter because of birds moving to the UK from Iceland and northern Europe.
Common Merganser • Mergus merganserA large diving duck with a long thin bill, the Common Merganser is found along large lakes and rivers across the northern hemisphere. The long bill has toothy projections along its edges that help the duck hold onto its slippery fish prey. Large, slender diving duck. Long, thin, orange bill.White patches in wing visible in flight. Male with bright whitsidesandiridescent green head. Order ANSERIFORMES - Family Anatidae - Subfamily Anatinae
The Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) is a medium-sized diving duck from Eurasia. The species is known colloquially as Fudge Duck. They breed in southern and eastern Europe and southern and western Asia. and winter farther south and into north Africa.
The Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) is a medium-sized diving duck from Eurasia. The species is known colloquially as Fudge Duck. They breed in southern and eastern Europe and southern and western Asia. and winter farther south and into north Africa.
