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 - Cheshire © Mike Atkinson
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Common Pochard - Lancashire © Sue Tranter
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Common Pochard - Cheshire © Sue Tranter
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Common Pochard - London © Fraser Simpson
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Common Pochard - Cheshire © Sue Tranter
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