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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

Mute Swan

Mute swan

Tufted Duck

Tufted duck

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's swan

Goldeneye

Goldeneye

Whooper Swan

Whooper swan

Goosander female

Goosander

A greylag goose swimming, reflected in the water

Greylag goose

Red-breasted Merganser female

Red-breasted merganser

White-fronted Goose

White-fronted goose

Eider

Eider

Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed goose

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin duck

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

Canada goose

Barnacle Goose

Barnacle goose

Common scoter female

Common scoter

Shelduck

Shelduck

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

Brent goose

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

Teal

Teal

Pochard

Pochard

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