Red-crested Pochard
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Netta rufina
Rare Eurasian vagrants & scarce introduced breeder in the Cotswolds of 300 pairs.
Occasionally seen elsewhere.
Male is unmistakable.
It has a rounded orange head, red bill and black breast.
The flanks are white, the back brown, and the tail black.
The Female is mainly a pale brown, with a darker back and crown and a whitish face.
Eclipse Males are like females but with red bills.
A wheezing veht call can be given by the Male.
Series of hoarse vrah-vrah-vrah calls can also be heard from Females.