Baikal Teal

A very smart male Baikal Teal at Fen Drayton, Moore Lake.

Two in six months---getting quite common these days!!

The Baikal Teal (Anas formosa), also called the Bimaculate Duck or Squawk Duck, is a dabbling duck that breeds in eastern Russia and winters in East Asia.

Baikal Teal

Six hours travelling to see this very rare vagrant from Siberia. Was it worth it.
Of-course it was. Another tick on the way to 500.

The Baikal Teal (Anas formosa), also called the Bimaculate Duck or Squawk Duck, is a dabbling duck that breeds in eastern Russia and winters in East Asia.