English: Gadwall, Grey duck
Russian: Серая утка
German: Schnatterente
French: Canard chippeau
Mongolian: Бор нугас
Japanese: オカヨシガモ (Oka-yoshigamo)

Body Length: 46-56 cm
Wing span: 78-90 cm

Breeding visitor
Breeding season: May-September

Egg number: 8-12
Egg color: Creamy white or tinted pale green
Brood: 1 per year

Global status: Least concern
Regional status:  Least Concern

Habitat:  Breeds on variety of fresh (and rarely brackish) waters, mostly on eutrophic lakes or bays with reedbeds and wooded islets. Local breeder in Britain, partly introduced, increasing.

Identification: Slightly smaller than Mallard, and of slimmer build with narrower wings and body. In flight, note whitish belly (Mallard pale brownish). Main feature is small white speculum, but note that this is prominent only on adult ♂ (limp od ‘sugar’), and practically nonexistent on juvenile ♀. Adult ♂ breeding: Head medium brown; stern black (but tail pale brown), rest of body grey, finely vermiculated, boldest on breast; long scapulars pale grey-buff; bill grey-black. In flight, prominent white speculum, and black and chestnut on upperwing.

• Adult ♀: Resembles Mallard, but has whitish belly, small white speculum, different bill pattern with orange even stripe along cutting edges, and darker brown-grey tail-feathers.
• Adult ♂ eclipse: As ♀ but retains adult ♂ eclipse: As ♀ but retains adult ♂ wing; bill with some orange, recalling ♀.
• Juvenile: As adult ♀ but body colour brighter buff, contrasting with greyer head.

Food:  Short green plants in wet meadow and invertebrates.