These diving ducks are a member of the sawbill family, named for their serrated bills, that they use to catch fish. A largely freshwater bird, they first bred in the UK in 1871. It built up numbers in Scotland and, since 1970, it has spread across northern England into Wales, reaching south-west England. Its love of salmon and trout has brought it into conflict with fishermen. This bird seen today in Titchfield Habour is a female (the male has a green head).




Unique looking in colors as as the unusual beak.
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Yes agree Linda nice to see a different looking bird.
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Birds are vanishing in our rual Illinois area.
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It is the same here in the UK, Tom while we see some birds new due to the change in climate more have suffered – insects are suffering the same.
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