Wildlife A-Z

Cranes at Upton Marshes (credit: David Brooker)

A drake red-crested pochard swimming. It's a striking duck with a black breast, brown back and head, fiery orange crown and bright coral red beak.

Red-crested pochard

A male long-tailed duck drifting in front of the stone wall of a harbour

Long-tailed duck

Egyptian goose

Egyptian goose

Smew (male)

Smew

Drake garganey

Garganey

Red-breasted Merganser female

Red-breasted merganser

A greylag goose swimming, reflected in the water

Greylag goose

Goosander female

Goosander

Bewick's Swan

Bewick's swan

Tufted Duck

Tufted duck

Mute Swan

Mute swan

Pochard

Pochard

Teal

Teal

A pair of wigeon stand on a muddy shore

Wigeon

Shoveler

Shoveler

A drake pintail swimming across a glassy lake, leaving ripples in its wake

Pintail

Gadwall

Gadwall

Eider

Eider

Mallard

Mallard

Mandarin Duck

Mandarin duck

Shelduck

Shelduck

Whooper Swan

Whooper swan

Barnacle Goose

Barnacle goose

A flock of Canada geese standing on a frozen lake on a misty morning

Canada goose

Goldeneye

Goldeneye

Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed goose

Common scoter female

Common scoter

White-fronted Goose

White-fronted goose