Tufted Duck

The Tufted Duck is a medium-sized diving duck. Males are black on the head, neck, breast and back and white on the sides with a small crest and a yellow eye. Females are browner in colour.
Tufted Ducks breed in the UK across the lowland areas of England, Scotland and Ireland but less commonly in Wales. Numbers increase in the UK in winter due to birds moving to the UK from Iceland and northern Europe.
Tufted Ducks can be found all year round in suitable habitats such as a reservoirs, gravel pits or lakes.
Date: 7th March 2015
Location: WWT London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London
Tufted Ducks breed in the UK across the lowland areas of England, Scotland and Ireland but less commonly in Wales. Numbers increase in the UK in winter due to birds moving to the UK from Iceland and northern Europe.
Tufted Ducks can be found all year round in suitable habitats such as a reservoirs, gravel pits or lakes.
Date: 7th March 2015
Location: WWT London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London
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