Garganey are a scarce summer visitor to the UK and their arrival is eagerly awaited by county birders. They are small ducks, slightly larger than a Common Teal and it takes a keen eye to spot a lone female or an eclipse plumaged drake in Teal flocks as they feed amongst vegetation.
Three pairs have been reported in the county this spring and birders have had close views of this species from the hides at Summer Leys and Pitsford with some of the best photos attained in Northants of this attractive duck.
