A Pair of Red-crested Pochards

Lord Lilford wrote: 'A very rare visitor to our islands, which lie far to the north of its habitual range. The bird loves deep quiet waters and is a very fine diver. The usual winter cry resembles that of most of the better known Fuligulae, a rattling croak, but the pairing note of the male is a low whistle that I have frequently heard from pinioned birds on the ponds at Lilford.'