Where does the Common Pochard live?
Aythya ferina has 1,849,915 records in 116 countries and territories, from 1790 to 2026. Most records come from Netherlands.
- 1,849,915 records
- 116 places
- 173 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeAythya
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
17902026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 307,556 | |
| Sweden | 262,279 | |
| United Kingdom | 240,812 | |
| Denmark | 190,164 | |
| France | 168,823 | |
| Spain | 133,350 | |
| Belgium | 123,407 | |
| Germany | 89,377 | |
| India | 36,788 | |
| Japan | 32,278 | |
| Czechia | 21,968 | |
| Russia | 20,319 | |
| Norway | 19,129 | |
| Poland | 17,855 | |
| Italy | 15,755 | |
| Portugal | 15,073 | |
| Switzerland | 14,154 | |
| Austria | 13,716 | |
| Türkiye | 11,350 | |
| South Korea | 10,931 | |
| Taiwan | 8,204 | |
| Finland | 8,109 | |
| China | 8,102 | |
| Estonia | 6,712 | |
| Israel | 6,154 | |
| Bulgaria | 6,148 | |
| Ukraine | 5,613 | |
| Hungary | 5,399 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,588 | |
| Greece | 4,423 | |
| Romania | 3,967 | |
| Mongolia | 3,634 | |
| Serbia | 3,554 | |
| Croatia | 2,630 | |
| Slovakia | 2,392 | |
| Ireland | 2,229 | |
| Iran | 1,910 | |
| Morocco | 1,727 | |
| Kazakhstan | 1,694 | |
| Slovenia | 1,552 |
Showing the top 40 of 116 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.