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Species

Waterfowl

A drake red-crested pochard swimming. It's a striking duck with a black breast, brown back and head, fiery orange crown and bright coral red beak.

Red-crested pochard

A male long-tailed duck drifting in front of the stone wall of a harbour

Long-tailed duck

Egyptian goose

Egyptian goose

Smew (male)

Smew

Drake garganey

Garganey

Two dark-bellied brent geese standing in a pool of water

Brent goose

Shelduck

Shelduck

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin duck

Mallard

Mallard

Gadwall

Gadwall

A drake pintail swimming across a glassy lake, leaving ripples in its wake

Pintail

Shoveler

Shoveler

A pair of wigeon stand on a muddy shore

Wigeon

Mute Swan

Mute swan

Teal

Teal

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's swan

Pochard

Pochard

Whooper Swan

Whooper swan

Tufted Duck

Tufted duck

A greylag goose swimming, reflected in the water

Greylag goose

Goldeneye

Goldeneye

White-fronted Goose

White-fronted goose

Goosander female

Goosander

Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed goose

Red-breasted Merganser female

Red-breasted merganser

A flock of Canada geese standing on a frozen lake on a misty morning

Canada goose

Common scoter female

Common scoter

Barnacle Goose

Barnacle goose

Eider

Eider

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Contact us

Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust
Centre of the Earth
42 Norman Street
Birmingham
B18 7EP
www.bbcwildlife.org.uk
info@bbcwildlife.org.uk
0121 523 0094

 

 

 

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