by Alexander C. Lees, Centre for Ecology, Evolution & Conservation, University of East Anglia
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Part 3 Wildfowl
Gadwall Anas strepera
Uncommon resident breeder
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Common winter visitor, scarce in summer, breeding suspected at Marston STW
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Common resident
Northern Pintail
Uncommon winter visitor
Garganey Anas querquedula
Uncommon passage migrant, bred Marston STW 1995
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Common winter visitor, rare breeder
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Vagrant/escape, 1 record
1 Denton Res. 14th December 1996
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Regular winter visitor, rare in summer
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Resident, uncommon breeder
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Vagrant, 1 record
1 Denton Res. 13th November 1983 ( I. Shepherd)
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Winter visitor in small numbers
Smew Mergellus albellus
Rare winter visitor
1 Denton Res. 24th November 1988
1-2 Denton Res. 7th December 2003 - 5th March 2004
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Vagrant, 1 record
1 Denton Res. "April" 1987 ( I. Shepherd)
Goosander Mergus merganser
Uncommon winter visitor
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Scarce resident/visitor from naturalised populations
Birds of Grantham Part 1 - Divers to Herons
Birds of Grantham Part 2 - Swans, Geese and other Wildlfowl
Birds of Grantham Part 3 - Wildfowl cont...
Birds of Grantham Part 4 - Birds of Prey
Birds of Grantham Part 5 - Game Birds and Waders
Birds of Grantham Part 6 - Gulls and Terns
Birds of Grantham Part 7 - Owls and Woodpeckers
Birds of Grantham Part 8 - Larks, Pipits, Wagtails and Trushes
Birds of Grantham Part 9 - Warblers, Tits, Sparrows, Crows and Finches