Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

A rare but regular vagrant to the UK from North America.

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immature Ring-necked Duck (juvenile moulting to first-winter), Marazion (Cornwall, UK), 1st October 2005

 

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immature Ring-necked Duck (juvenile moulting to first-winter), Marazion (Cornwall, UK), 4th October 2005 (same individual as shown above)

 

female Ring-necked Duck, Malthouse Broad (Norfolk, UK), 24th December 2011 - in the Norfolk Broads for its third consecutive winter

 

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Ring-necked Ducks, Wasa Lake (BC, Canada), 18th September 2006