DUCKS

Shelduck   Tadorna tadorna.
Martin Mere, Lancashire. January 2013 ⁴

Shelduck   Tadorna tadorna.
Martin Mere, Lancashire. January 2013 ⁴

Ruddy Shelduck   Tadorna ferruginea.
los Molinos, Fuerteventura. January 2011 ⁴

Ruddy Shelduck   Tadorna ferruginea.
los Molinos, Fuerteventura. January 2011 ⁴

Gadwall   Anas strepera.
Carsington Water, Derbyshire. May 2010 ⁴

Pintail   Anas acuta.
Martin Mere, Lancashire. January 2013 ⁴

Pintail   Anas acuta.
Martin Mere, Lancashire. January 2013 ⁴

Shoveler   Anas clypeata.
Titchwell, Norfolk. April 2008 ¹

Wigeon   Anas penelope.
Martin Mere, Lancashire. January 2013 ⁴

American Wigeon   Anas americana.
Anglers Country Park, Ryhill, near Wakefield. February 2012 ⁴

Marbled Duck   Marmaronetta augustirostris.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Teal   Anas crecca.
Caerlaverock, Scotland. November 2012 ⁴

Teal   Anas crecca, female.
Caerlaverock, Scotland. November 2012 ⁴

Teal   Anas crecca.
Pennington Flash, Greater Manchester. January 2013 ³

Garganey   Anas querquedula.
Asprokremnos Dam, Cyprus. April 2011 ⁴
Not a great picture, but how often do you see a flock of 25 Garganey?

Pochard   Aythya nyroca.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Pochard   Aythya nyroca.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Ferruginous Duck   Aythya ferina.
Bishop's Pool, Cyprus. March 2013 ³

Ferruginous Duck   Aythya nyroca.
Bishop's Pool, Cyprus. April 2010 ³

Tufted Duck   Aythya fuligula.
drake, Carsington Water, Derbyshire. May 2010 ⁴

Tufted Duck   Aythya fuligula.
drake, Old Moor RSPB, S. Yorks. January 2012 ⁴

Eider   Somateria mollissima.
Martin Mere, Lancashire. January 2013 ⁴

Eider   Somateria mollissima.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Common Scoter   Melanitta nigra.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Long-tailed Duck   Clangula hyemalis.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Goldeneye   Bucephala clangula.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Goldeneye   Bucephala clangula.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Barrow's Goldeneye   Bucephala islandica.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Smew   Mergellus albellus.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Smew   Mergellus albellus.
Arundel WWT, W. Sussex. March 2017 ⁵

Mandarin   Aix galericulata, male.
Etherow Country Park, Derbyshire. January 2008 ²

Mandarin   Aix galericulata, male.
Etherow Country Park, Derbyshire. January 2015 ⁵

Mandarin   Aix galericulata, female.
Etherow Country Park, Derbyshire. January 2015 ⁵

Goosander   Mergus merganser, female.
Pennington Flash, Greater Manchester. March 2011 ⁴

Goosander   Mergus merganser, female.
Pennington Flash, Greater Manchester. March 2011 ⁴

White-headed Duck   Oxyura leucocephala, male.
Guadalhorce, Andalucia. November 2011 ⁴

White-headed Duck   Oxyura leucocephala, female.
Guadalhorce, Andalucia. November 2011 ⁴

¹Canon EOS 350D, 100-400 IS USM lens
²Canon EOS 400D, 100-400 IS USM lens
³Canon EOS 50D, 100-400 IS USM lens
⁴Canon EOS 7D, 500mm f4 IS USM lens plus 1.4 extender
⁵Canon EOS 5D Mk.IV, 300mm f2.8 IS USM lens.