Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Vulnerable
AE*
British & Irish Rarity Status: Common
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Common Pochard © Nature Guides
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Common Pochard - Cheshire © Mike Atkinson
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Common Pochard - Norfolk © Garth Peacock
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Common Pochard - Britain © Matthew Mellor
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Common Pochard - Cheshire © Mike Atkinson
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Common Pochard - Norfolk © Steve Valentine
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Common Pochard - Nottinghamshire © Darren Chapman
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