Grey duck

Grey duck (anas strepera). In Belarus meets in a small amount in fluvial meadows of Pripyat and Yaselda, on lakes of Pripyatskoe Polesye. In central and northern parts of republic the grey duck meets seldom. It prefers to nest in fluvial meadows and other reservoirs strongly overgrown with water vegetation and having the open shallow spaces. Grey duck avoids deep lakes with wood coast. In Belarus it is not almost appreciable on flight as at migration does not form greater flocks and arrives on places of nesting for some weeks later than mallard. Its autumnal flying away passes imperceptibly, basically in September and in the beginning of October. For hunters of Belarus a grey duck is enough rare trophy because of its small number.