A dull cloudy and windy visit to Attenborough Nature reserve not much activity on the lakes or the trees and bushes. Ducks congregate near the visitor center where they sell duck food and these were among them.
Red-crested pochard are the only fresh water duck, with a black belly and is a rare visitor. They are often kept on ornamental lakes; a few pairs breed in southern England but are likely to be escapees from these lakes.
They are diving ducks that like deep lakes preferably with a fringe of reeds but in shallow water they will feed reaching down or upturning like surface feeding ducks.
@thresheg Thank you Graham and for the Fav. I have added some information about them. I have seen them before in captivity, I think there are some in St James Park, in London.
@susiemc Thankk you Sue. I have added some information about them. I have seen them in captivity possibly in St James's Park or at the Wetland center in London
