Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

This species breeds in northern England but in Norfolk it is usually absent during the summer (although occasional birds may be seen at any time). It is a coastal species, rarely encountered inland in Norfolk except south of the Wash.

Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 21-Dec-04 Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 21-Dec-04

male Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe (Norfolk, UK), 21st December 2004

 

Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 21-Dec-04 Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 21-Dec-04

Red-breasted Mergansers, Brancaster Staithe (Norfolk, UK), 21st December 2004

 

Red-breasted Merganser, Llanfairfechan, 20-Nov-05 Red-breasted Merganser, Llanfairfechan, 20-Nov-05

male Red-breasted Merganser, Llanfairfechan (Gwynedd, UK), 20th November 2005

 

Red-breasted Merganser, Loch Ryan, 30-Dec-03 Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 21-Mar-07

male Red-breasted Merganser, Loch Ryan (Dumfries & Galloway, UK), 30th December 2003

 

male Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe (Norfolk, UK), 21st March 2007

 

Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 21-Mar-07 Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 21-Mar-07

male Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe (Norfolk, UK), 21st March 2007

 

Red-breasted Merganser, South Bay, 20-Apr-05 Red-breasted Merganser, South Bay, 20-Apr-05

female Red-breasted Mergansers, South Bay, San Diego (California, USA), 20th April 2005

 

Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 20-Mar-08 Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 20-Mar-08
Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 20-Mar-08 Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 20-Mar-08

pair of Red-breasted Mergansers, Brancaster Staithe (Norfolk, UK), 20th March 2008

 

Red-breasted Merganser, Loch Venachar, 29-Apr-07 Red-breasted Merganser, Thornham, 28-Feb-09

male Red-breasted Merganser, Loch Venachar (Forth, UK), 29th April 2007

 

Red-breasted Merganser, Thornham (Norfolk, UK), 28th February 2009

 

Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 11-Mar-10 Red-breasted Merganser, Brancaster Staithe, 11-Mar-10

pair of Red-breasted Mergansers, Brancaster Staithe (Norfolk, UK), 11th March 2010