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Red-crested Pochard
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Lakes (small UK population).
Diet: Aquatic plants.
Best time to spot: Bright orange head on male.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK winter wildfowl.
How rare is it?
The Red-crested Pochard sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Common GoldeneyeUncommon · Lakes
- Common PochardUncommon · Reservoirs
- Egyptian GooseUncommon · Parkland lakes
- Northern ShovelerUncommon · Marshes
- Whooper SwanUncommon · Lakes
- American CootLegendary · Lakes (very rare vagrant)
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