Anatidae

• Aix
• Alopochen
• Amazonetta
• Anas
• Anser
• Asarcornis
• Aythya
• Biziura
• Branta
• Bucephala
• Cairina
• Callonetta
• Eurasian teal Anas crecca

  A small duck seen on Japanese waters in winter. Breeding males have a chestnut head with a dark green band around the eye.

• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata

  A duck with a broad, shovel-shaped bill. The large bill gathers tiny food items from the water.

• Northern pintail Anas acuta

  A slender, long-necked duck. In breeding males the central tail feathers become especially long.

• Garganey Spatula querquedula

  A small duck whose male has a broad white stripe above the eye. It feeds at the water's surface and breeds in small numbers in the UK.

• Common Pochard Aythya ferina

  The breeding male is a diving duck with a striking reddish-brown head.

• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

  A diving duck distinguished by a tuft at the back of its head and yellow eyes.

• Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope

  A short-billed duck that feeds on plants both in water and on land. Breeding males have a chestnut head and pale forehead.

• Greylag goose Anser anser

  A large goose with grey-brown plumage. In Europe it lives in vegetated wetlands and surrounding grassland.

• Greater Scaup Aythya marila

  The male has a glossy dark head and gray back; the female is marked by a white patch at the base of the bill.

• Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

  A diving duck with a long, thin bill and shaggy crest. It catches and eats fish.

• Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

  A brown goose with a white patch at the bill. It occurs across the Northern Hemisphere and gathers in wetlands and fields in winter.

• Gadwall Mareca strepera

  The male has fine gray patterning and a distinctive black rear.