| In winter the pochard was abundant on the coast, but as it was one of the shyest of fowl it was always difficult to approach. |
| There must have been a thousand birds, a mix of species including lots of pochard or tufted duck. |
| They are very similar to those of the pochard, but the down tufts in the nest are darker. |
| In the autumn the lakes in this neighbourhood are the resort of large packs of wigeon, gadwall and pochard. |
| Other species found included goosander, pochard, tufted duck and teal on the water. |
| There were several pairs of great crested grebes but there were also good numbers of tufted duck, pochard, gadwall mallard and teal. |
