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Tufted duck

Aythya fuligula

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Description:

Tufted ducks are smaller than Mallards with a black crest and a yellow eye, Mostly found on the lowlands of England where it breeds and winters. Numbers usually increase in winter due to migrating birds from Iceland and Northern Europe.

Habitat:

seen at Potteric Carr nature reserve.

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PublishedMay 24, 2013

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