Hooded merganser in the Netherlands

This video is about Hooded Mergansers – Serreta capuchona.

The hooded merganser is native to North America.

Only rarely, this species crosses the Atlantic. It was seen five times in Britain; also in Iceland and the Azores.

On 29 November 2007, a male in first winter plumage was seen in the Broekbos near Biddinghuizen, in the Netherlands. It is still there.

Critically endangered Brazilian Mergansers to be radio tagged: here.

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