Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)Where and when to see it in the UK

Status not yet classified · reporting peaks June · Ducks, Swans, and Geese · BOU category AE*

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

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Peak months

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Blue-winged Teal has been recorded in 56 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (2%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Wales. Reporting peaks in June.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)

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Very high: 100% or more of visits
High: 7% to 100%
Moderate: <1% to 7%
Low: under <1%
Surveyed, not recorded: at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
Insufficient records: too few visits to say
Lighter fill: Few visits, lower confidence
Small dot: Occasional: a single record, or out of season

Seasonality

Reporting rate by month, relative to the peak month
Month	Relative to peak	Share of visits	Typical class
January	12%	<1%	Low
February	13%	<1%	High
March	31%	<1%	High
April	79%	<1%	Low
May	79%	<1%	Very high
June	90%	<1%	Moderate
July	9%	<1%	Moderate
August	60%	<1%	Low
September	37%	<1%	Low
October	100%	<1%	Moderate
November	49%	<1%	Moderate
December	2%	<1%	Moderate

Squares with the highest reporting rate in June

Square	Where	Share of visits	Class
ST55	Somerset, England	100%	Very high
TL47	Cambridgeshire, England	100%	Very high
TM49	Norfolk, England	100%	Very high
NS83	South Lanarkshire, Scotland	50%	High
TL36	Cambridgeshire, England	7%	High
NG89	Highland, Scotland	6%	Moderate
NZ28	Northumberland, England	5%	Moderate
NS66	Glasgow City, Scotland	2%	Moderate
TM59	Suffolk, England	2%	Moderate
NK05	Aberdeenshire, Scotland	<1%	Moderate