Falcated Duck Mareca falcata

This species was formerly placed in the genus Anas. It used to sometimes be known as Falcated Teal.

This species is common in Asia and a rare vagrant to western Europe where it is difficult to be sure if birds are wild migrants from Asia or escapees from captivity (it is popular in wildfowl collections). I have seen this species in the wild in 1995 but all of my photos are of birds in captivity.

captive Falcated Duck, Blakeney quayside collection (Norfolk, UK), 28th February 2009

captive Falcated Duck, Blakeney quayside collection (Norfolk, UK), 4th December 2010

captive Falcated Duck, Blakeney quayside collection (Norfolk, UK), 13th February 2018

captive Falcated Ducks, Martin Mere (Lancashire), UK), 26th December 2014

captive Falcated Ducks, Pensthorpe (Norfolk, UK), 9th March 2014

captive Falcated Ducks, Blakeney quayside collection (Norfolk, UK), 11th May 2006