The ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) is a medium-sized chestnut-colored diving duck that inhabits wetlands of Europe and Asia. In recent years, this species has been declining throughout much of ...

Diving duck comeback: When fowl is fair In 2009, two pairs of ferruginous ducks were brought to Israel from France to establish the breeding program at the Jerusalem Zoo. Since 2011, nearly all have ...

The eight duck species that were sighted at Santragachi Jheel this winter has caused excitement among naturalists and birders. This is encouraging because the water quality used to be unfit to sustain ...

The ferruginous duck is a scarce migratory bird that is seen offshore especially flying through the Comino channel. Small numbers sometimes visit the Għadira and Simar nature reserves. The ferruginous ...

TO THE untrained eye it might not look too different to many other birds seen on our canals, lakes and rivers. TO THE untrained eye it might not look too different to many other birds seen on our ...

Hour al-Azim wetland, located in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, is an important wetland on the border of Iran and Iraq, which was dried up and turned to a major sand and dust storm hotspot ...

The female Ferruginous duck was seen on West Lake and can be best observed from Morrisons car park in Twin Tumps Way. Ferruginous ducks live in marshes and lakes which are at least a metre deep.

A RARE visitor is causing a stir at Cosmeston Lakes in Penarth. A ferruginous duck, named after the deep chestnut, rust-like plumage of the male bird – and often shortened to fudge duck – has arrived ...

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