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Eurasian Teal
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Marshes, flooded fields.
Diet: Seeds, invertebrates.
Best time to spot: UK's smallest dabbling duck.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK winter wildfowl.
How rare is it?
The Eurasian Teal sits in our Common tier for the UK: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It is Amber-listed in Birds of Conservation Concern 5, the middle level of concern in the UK.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Green-winged TealRare · Marshes (winter vagrant)
- Black DuckEpic · Marshes (very rare vagrant)
- Northern PintailUncommon · Estuaries
- MallardCommon · Anywhere with water
- Glossy IbisRare · Marshes
- Greylag GooseCommon · Lakes
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