Ferruginous Duck nesting in Catalonia; 1st pair in 50 years!
The Ferruginous Duck is a diving duck, closely related to Common Pochard. Ferruginous Ducks inhabit fresh water ponds and lakes with a meter of more depth. It feeds on algae but also on small invertebrates that captures by diving, sometimes at night.
Despite the range of the species strenghts in most...