Ring-necked Duck
The Ring-necked Duck is a small to medium-sized diving duck from north America. The adult male is similar in colour pattern to the Eurasian Tufted Duck. It has two white rings surrounding its grey bill, a shiny black angular head, a black back, a white line on the wings, a white breast and yellow eyes. The adult female has a greyish brown angular head and body with a dark brown back, a dark bill with a more subtle light band than the male and brown eyes with white rings surrounding them.
The Ring-necked Duck breeds on wooded lakes or ponds in the boreal forests in the northern USA and Canada. During the winter months it is usually found on lakes, ponds, rivers or bays in the southern USA.
The Ring-necked Duck is a strong migrant and a rare but regular vagrant to western Europe including the UK where small numbers are found each year.
Date: 17th December 2016
Location: Dungeness RSPB reserve, Kent
The Ring-necked Duck breeds on wooded lakes or ponds in the boreal forests in the northern USA and Canada. During the winter months it is usually found on lakes, ponds, rivers or bays in the southern USA.
The Ring-necked Duck is a strong migrant and a rare but regular vagrant to western Europe including the UK where small numbers are found each year.
Date: 17th December 2016
Location: Dungeness RSPB reserve, Kent
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