Eurasian wigeons (Anas penelope) swimming. These dabbling ducks grow up to 50 centimetres in length, with a wingspan around 71-80 centimetres. They br

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Eurasian wigeons (Anas penelope) swimming. These dabbling ducks grow up to 50 centimetres in length, with a wingspan around 71-80 centimetres. They breed in northern Europe and Asia and migrate south in winter to Great Britain and beyond. They inhabit open wetlands and feed by dabbling for plant food or grazing. Photographed in November, on the Thames Estuary, Kent, UK.

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