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Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Status.
Category E*
Native Range
North America. Western, central and eastern N. America; largely resident but some southwards movement of the northernmost breeders.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
British Occurrence
NBN atlas has 3,765 records as at end 2024. Map Here.
Several records of this bird concern instances where genuine transatlantic vagrancy could have occurred. These include a female on Bardsey in December 1995 and a male on an oil platform in the North Sea in November 2003 but the species is widely kept in collections and reviews have found no clear evidence for vagrancy. (BOURC 40th report). Breeds; Between 0 and 5 pairs reported 2012-2014.
