IDENTIFIER Ducks

There’s more to ducks than your average mallard. Don’t wing it down your nearest park: simply refer to our handy guide to differentiate your Wigeons from your Welsh Harlequins

Northern pintail Northern breeders, but tail it over to sunnier climes in the winter. Should be returning to a coastline or estuary near you just about now. Mandarin Northeast Asian natives, once captive in the UK (proving orange is the new black), but now number around 7,000 in the wild. Runner duck Brought from Southeast Asia and hugely popular in 19th century Britain, these are upright citizens of the duck world: the males stand (or run) up to 75cm high. Green-winged teal North Americans found in the UK. While the females are tricky to identify, the male has a distinctive vertical white stripe, thank duck. Hooded merganser A fairly recent arrival to our hood, first recorded in 2000 in North Uist. Let’s be clear: it’s murk-free deep water they like, for its fishy feasts. Eurasian wigeon Come winter, around a fifth…

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