Bird
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsJan · Mar–Aprmost records
Records1,866,536in 82 countries
Most seen inNetherlands308,899 records
Red ListVulnerableIUCN status
About
Common Pochard in brief
The common pochard (Aythya ferina) is a bird of the Anatidae family — species of bird.
Across the 82 countries we cover it has 1,866,536 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, March and April.
Its global conservation status is vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands308,899 records · best Jan, Feb
Sweden263,444 records · best Apr, May
United Kingdom249,244 records · best Jan, Feb
Denmark191,042 records · best Mar, Apr
France168,917 records · best Jan, Feb
Spain133,491 records · best Jan, Apr
Belgium123,263 records · best Jan, Feb
Germany89,670 records · best Jan, Mar
Japan39,172 records · best Jan, Dec
India36,791 records · best Jan, Dec
Czechia21,998 records · best Apr, May
Russia20,709 records · best May, Apr
Norway19,096 records · best Oct, Apr
Poland17,924 records · best May, Apr
Italy15,690 records · best Jan, Dec
Portugal14,996 records · best Apr, Jan
Switzerland14,200 records · best Jan, Feb
Austria13,718 records · best Jan, Mar
South Korea11,661 records · best Mar, Jan
Türkiye11,359 records · best Jan, May
Taiwan8,235 records · best Dec, Jan
Finland8,174 records · best Apr, May
China8,159 records · best Dec, Jan
Estonia6,935 records · best Apr, May
Israel6,154 records · best Jan, Dec
Bulgaria6,129 records · best Jan, May
Ukraine5,741 records · best Apr, May
Hungary5,407 records · best May, Apr
United Arab Emirates4,592 records · best Jan, Dec
Greece4,320 records · best Jan, Dec
Romania3,985 records · best May, Apr
Mongolia3,637 records · best Jun, May
Serbia3,542 records · best Jan, Dec
Croatia2,610 records · best Sep, May
Slovakia2,381 records · best May, Apr
Ireland2,209 records · best Jan, Nov
Iran1,911 records · best Jan, Dec
Morocco1,730 records · best Apr, Mar
Kazakhstan1,701 records · best May, Jun
Slovenia1,555 records · best Jan, Apr
Belarus1,486 records · best Apr, May
Georgia1,272 records · best Sep, May
Lithuania1,002 records · best Apr, May
Azerbaijan905 records · best Mar, Nov
Luxembourg790 records · best Feb, Jan
Kuwait671 records · best Jan, Dec
Armenia601 records · best May, Apr
Oman533 records · best Nov, Feb
Iceland382 records · best May, Jun
Kosovo382 records · best May, Jun
Latvia380 records · best May, Apr
Moldova378 records · best Mar, Jan
Cyprus336 records · best Apr, Dec
Kyrgyzstan323 records · best Oct, Dec
Algeria315 records · best Dec, Jan
Pakistan308 records · best Mar, Dec
Egypt214 records · best Jan, Dec
North Macedonia184 records · best Dec, Oct
Albania176 records · best Oct, Feb
Bangladesh175 records · best Feb, Dec
Tunisia172 records · best Feb, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina155 records · best May, Oct
Montenegro151 records · best Oct, Apr
Palestine151 records · best Nov, Dec
Qatar121 records · best Dec, Jan
Saudi Arabia105 records · best Dec, Mar
Uzbekistan103 records · best Feb, May
Tajikistan96 records · best Mar, Feb
Iraq81 records · best Jan, Nov
Afghanistan59 records · best Sep, Dec
Jordan34 records · best Nov, Dec
Syria26 records · best Apr, Mar
North Korea25 records · best Mar, Apr
Yemen16 records · best Mar, Jan
Bahrain11 records · best Feb, Nov
Monaco7 records · best Jul, Aug
Malta6 records · best Mar, Nov
Lebanon5 records · best Oct, Jan
Turkmenistan4 records · best Dec, Mar
Libya2 records · best Oct, Nov
Liechtenstein1 records · best Nov, Jan
Barbados1 records · best Feb, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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