Eurasian Wigeon
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Wet grassland, estuaries (winter).
Diet: Grass, eelgrass.
Best time to spot: Whistling "wheoo" call.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK winter wildfowl.
Where to see it
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Similar birds
- American Wigeon · Wetlands (winter vagrant)
- Falcated Duck · Lakes (very rare vagrant)
- GadwallUncommon · Reservoirs
- Eurasian CurlewCommon · Moorland (summer); estuaries (winter)
- Barnacle GooseUncommon · Coastal grassland (winter)
- Black-tailed GodwitUncommon · Wet grassland
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