| Mistrial had served his novitiate where the pochard is rare. |
| More than 218 species have been recorded on the reserve, including mallards, teal, widgin, great crested grebes, pochard, wild geese and Canada geese. |
| There must have been a thousand birds, a mix of species including lots of pochard or tufted duck. |
| In addition we got some grey duck, gadwall, and a number of garganey and pochard. |
| They are very similar to those of the pochard, but the down tufts in the nest are darker. |
| Other species found included goosander, pochard, tufted duck and teal on the water. |
