Falcated Duck (Falcated Teal) Anas falcata

An Asian species which certainly could and probably does occasionally turn up in the UK as a genuine vagrant. It is also a popular species in wildfowl collections and escaped birds also turn up, making it difficult to be sure about the origin of any seen in the wild.

The photos below are all captive birds.

Falcated Duck, Blakeney Collection, 28-Feb-09 Falcated Duck, Blakeney Collection, 28-Feb-09

captive Falcated Duck, Blakeney Collection (Norfolk, UK), 28th February 2009

 

Falcated Duck, Blakeney Collection, 11-May-06 Falcated Duck, Blakeney Collection, 11-May-06
Falcated Duck, Blakeney Collection, 11-May-06 Falcated Duck, Blakeney Collection, 11-May-06

captive Falcated Ducks, Blakeney Collection (Norfolk, UK), 11th May 2006

 

Falcated Duck, Blakeney Collection, 13-Feb-10 Falcated Duck, Blakeney Collection, 13-Feb-10

captive Falcated Duck, Blakeney Collection (Norfolk, UK), 13th February 2010