Blue-winged Teal
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Shallow pools, marshes (rare).
Diet: Seeds, invertebrates.
Best time to spot: American; drake has a white face crescent.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in UK winter wildfowl.
How rare is it?
The Blue-winged Teal sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- GarganeyRare · Shallow marshes (summer)
- Northern ShovelerUncommon · Marshes
- Marsh SandpiperEpic · Pools
- Baikal TealEpic · Marshes (very rare)
- Baird's SandpiperEpic · Pools
- Black DuckEpic · Marshes (very rare vagrant)
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