Redhead
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Lakes (extreme vagrant).
Diet: Aquatic plants.
Best time to spot: American; like a Pochard with a rounder head.
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 Redhead sits in our Legendary tier for the UK: a major rarity, where any record is big news. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- CanvasbackLegendary · Lakes (extreme vagrant)
- Ferruginous DuckRare · Lakes (very rare vagrant)
- Ring-necked DuckRare · Lakes (winter vagrant)
- Common PochardUncommon · Reservoirs
- Lesser ScaupRare · Reservoirs (vagrant)
- Tufted DuckCommon · Lakes
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