Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
A very common and widespread duck in Norfolk (and elsewhere in Britain), present throughout the year but in greatest numbers during the winter.
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Titchwell, 22-Apr-04") |
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pair of Tufted Ducks, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 22nd April 2004
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Abberton, 21-Aug-04") |
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Tufted Ducks, Abberton Reservoir (Essex, UK), 21st August 2004
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 25-Mar-07") |
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 25-Mar-07") |
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male Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 25th March 2007
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%20L.jpg "Tufted Duck, Whitlingham CP, 22-Mar-08") |
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female Tufted Duck, Whitlingham Country Park (Norfolk, UK), 22nd March 2008
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 3-May-08") |
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Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 3rd May 2008
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female Tufted Duck and ducklings, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 20th July 2008
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Tufted Ducks, Sidestrand (Norfolk, UK), 28th August 2010
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male Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 21st June 2008
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female Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 19th September 2010
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Caerlaverock, 29-Dec-05") |
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Tufted Ducks, Caerlaverock (Dumfries & Galloway, UK), 29th December 2005
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Caerlaverock, 29-Dec-11") |
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Tufted Ducks, Caerlaverock (Dumfries & Galloway, UK), 29th December 2011
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Sheringham, 21-Sep-04") |
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female and juvenile Tufted Ducks, Sheringham (Norfolk, UK), 21st September 2004
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Holkham Park, 30-Jun-08") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Holkham Park, 30-Jun-08") |
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female and duckling Tufted Ducks, Holkham Park (Norfolk, UK), 30th June 2008
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 27-Jan-08") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 27-Jan-08") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 27-Jan-08") |
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Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 27th January 2008
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 11-Mar-07") |
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male and female Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 11th March 2007
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 6-Apr-07") |
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female Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 6th April 2007
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Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk), 29th March 2008
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 1-Jun-08") |
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male and female Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk), 1st June 2008
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 20-Feb-10") |
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Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 20th February 2010
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Lochmaben, 29-Dec-03") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Lochmaben, 29-Dec-03") |
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male Tufted Ducks, Lochmaben (Dumfries & Galloway, UK), 29th December 2003. The right hand bird appears to have a remarkably rounded head lacking a tuft, resembling a Scaup in this respect.
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Sheringham, 04-Dec-04") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Sheringham, 04-Dec-04") |
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Tufted Duck, Sheringham (Norfolk, UK), 4th December 2004
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Sheringham, 09-Oct-04") |
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Tufted Duck, Sheringham (Norfolk, UK), 9th October 2004
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Titchwell, 28-May-04") |
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female Tufted Duck, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 28th May 2004
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Tufted Duck, Hockwold (Norfolk, UK), 25th July 2009
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Wroxham Broad, 12-Nov-11") |
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Tufted Ducks, Wroxham Broad (Norfolk, UK), 12th November 2011
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Lynford, 21-Feb-04") |
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Tufted Ducks, Lynford GP (Norfolk, UK), 21st February 2004
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Sheringham, 23-Sep-04") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Titchwell, 22-Apr-04") |
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Tufted Ducks, Sheringham (Norfolk, UK), 23rd September 2004
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female Tufted Duck, Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 22nd April 2004
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 15-Nov-08") |
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female Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 7th March 2009
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female Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 15th November 2008
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 21-Mar-04") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 23-Dec-03") |
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male Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 21st March 2004
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female Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 23rd December 2003
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 25-Aug-08") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 25-Aug-08") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 25-Aug-08") |
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Tufted DuckS, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 25th August 2008 (2 upper photos and bottom left all show one bird)
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 6-Mar-04") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 6-Mar-04") |
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female Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 6th March 2004
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 11-Dec-05") |
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male Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 11th December 2005
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 18-Mar-05") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 16-Jul-04") |
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female Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 18th March 2005
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female Tufted Duck with ducklings, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 16th July 2004
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 18-Nov-06") |
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Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 18th November 2006
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 18-Nov-06") |
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Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 18th November 2006
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male Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 3rd May 2007. This appears to be a late-developing first-winter retaining extensive brown feathering on the flanks and head, features which have been lost by most immature Tufted Ducks by this time. Or is it an adult going into eclipse early?
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Lackford Lakes, 2-Jun-07") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Lackford Lakes, 2-Jun-07") |
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male and females Tufted Ducks, Lackford Lakes (Suffolk, UK), 2nd June 2007
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Holkham Park, 31-Jul-07") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Holkham Park, 31-Jul-07") |
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Tufted Ducks, Holkham Park (Norfolk, UK), 31st July 2007
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Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 27th August 2007
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female Tufted Duck with ducklings, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 12th August 2007
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%20L.jpg "Tufted Duck, Cley, 26-Jul-01") |
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Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 8th April 2007
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Tufted Duck, Cley (Norfolk, UK), 26th July 2001
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male Tufted Duck, Sparham Pools (Norfolk, UK), 17th June 2007
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Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 27th October 2007
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Tufted Ducks, Sparham Pools (Norfolk, UK), 16th December 2007
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 1-Jan-08") |
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Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 1st January 2008
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male Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 30th December 2007
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female and male Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 17th December 2008
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male (above) and female (below) Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 17th Februray 2008
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Holkham Park, 18-Feb-04") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 29-Mar-08") |
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male Tufted Duck, Holkham Park (Norfolk, UK), 18th February 2004
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Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 29th March 2008
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 20-Sep-08") |
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Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 20th September 2008
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 1-Dec-09") |
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Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 1st December 2009
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male and female Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 20th December 2009
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Wroxham Broad, 30-Jan-10") |
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male Tufted Duck, Wroxham Broad (Norfolk, UK), 30th January 2010
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Minsmere, 9-May-09") |
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Tufted Duck, Minsmere (Suffolk, UK), 9th May 2009
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Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 6th February 2010
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Tufted Duck, Martham Broad (Norfolk, UK), 29th November 2009
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Caerlaverock, 30-Dec-03") |
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Tufted Duck, Caerlaverock (Dumfries & Galloway, UK), 30th December 2003
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Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 13th September 2008
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 25-Aug-08") |
%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Strumpshaw Fen, 4-Apr-09") |
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male Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 25th August 2008
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male Tufted Duck, Strumpshaw Fen (Norfolk, UK), 4th April 2009
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 6-Mar-04") |
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male Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 6th March 2004
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%20L.JPG "Tufted Duck, Swanton Morley, 28-Dec-10") |
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Tufted Ducks, Swanton Morley (Norfolk, UK), 28th December 2010
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%20T.JPG "Pochard x Tufted Duck hybrid")
%20T.JPG "Pochard")
%20T.JPG "Pochard")
%20T.JPG "Scaup")
%20T.JPG "Scaup")
%20T.JPG "Ferruginous Duck")
%20T.JPG "Ring-necked Duck")