It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sad news that our friend, valued colleague and leader of the Duck Specialist Group, Richard Hearn, has lost his battle with illness and has sadly passed away. Rich will be known to many for he has been instrumental not only in the monitori

An English version of the 2014 ONCFS ageing and sexing guide to common ducks is now available to download

Topics are now open on BirdLife's Globally Threatened Bird Forum requesting information and comment on the Red List status of Maccoa Duck, Ferruginous Duck and White-headed Duck

No Baer's Pochard were located at former breeding areas within Muraviovka Park during summer 2016

This month sees the start of the most extensive coordinated census of waterbirds in the Baltic Sea

The latest Adaptive Harvest Management and Bird Hunting Activity reports have been released by the USFWS

Duck population estimates for 2015 are now available from the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey

A new Red List for European birds has identified seven species of duck as threatened, including Common Pochard

The new guide to the ageing and sexing of common European ducks is now available to download

A new report on the sustainable management of huntable waterbirds in Europe has been published by the Waterbird Harvest SG