Red-breasted Merganser (female) in flight low over Poole Harbour

Red-breasted Merganser (female) in flight low over Poole Harbour - Red-breasted Merganser
Poole Harbour, Dorset (February 2012)

Taken during a Dorset Wildlife Trust trip to Brownsea Island. The island is closed to the public during the winter months (November to February).

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) /Wikipedia
Red-breasted Merganser / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

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Red-breasted Merganser (male) in flight low over Poole Harbour


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