Hainault Forest
ANATIDAE
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
TQ4792 22/03/2022 ©Michael Trump

Teal

Anas crecca


Teals are small dabbling ducks that sometimes appear at Hainault Lake during the winter. Males have colourful heads, while females are mottled brown. Both sexes display bright green wing patches in flight. Teals primarily feed on seeds and small invertebrates.

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