Frequent visitor in small numbers.

Apart from 10 birds seen flying along Fairlands Valley on 25 February 1975, Pochards have only been seen at Fairlands Valley Lakes, from where they were first recorded on 1 December 1972 when six were seen. They have occurred in every month of the year.

The most seen together are, 25 on 4 February 1980, and were the maximum count of a flock of originally 19, which arrived on the 31 January, and which remained until 7 February, there were never less than 18 during this period, and only five of the flock were females. 24 were also seen in fog on the Main Lake on 25 November 1998.

Long staying birds: a pair seen from 20 November to 19 December 1978; up to three birds from 9 February to 11 April 1979; a drake from 5 January to 12 March 1996.

Juvenile Fairlands Lakes 24 August 2021.