Male Tuffed Ducks.

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 / Andy Finnegan / 3 Comments

The male Tufted Duck is black-and-white. {The female buff-brown}.

Here in the UK, there is a small breeding population of around 18,000 pairs. During the winter months, numbers increase to over 100,000 birds from as far away as central Russia.

Early Starters!

January 13, 2025 / Andy Finnegan / 10 Comments

Yesterday (12th January).

Large parts of our local lake were frozen. I was surprised to see a pair of Great Crested Grebes building a nest. Further on I was even more surprised. A second pair had built a nest and one of the birds was sitting on it.