Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)Where and when to see it in the UK
Scarce migrant · reporting peaks January · Ducks, Swans, and Geese · BOU category A
Too few records to rate squares by month. Each marked square has at least one record; the table below gives the count and years.
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Harlequin Duck has been recorded in 15 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (1%) in records to 2026. Scarce migrant in the UK. Reporting peaks in January.
Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red ListRecords by 10 km square
| Square | Where | Records | Years | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HY75 | Sea, off Orkney Islands | 3 | 2023 | unverified |
| NF60 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 2 | 2023 | unverified |
| HP61 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 10 | 2022 | unverified |
| NF09 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 1 | 2022 | unverified |
| NA10 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 1 | 2022 | unverified |
| SJ46 | Cheshire West and Chester, England | 1 | 2020 | unverified |
| NJ90 | Aberdeen City, Scotland | 54 | 2015 | unverified |
| NC80 | Highland, Scotland | 1 | 2015 | unverified |
| NC90 | Highland, Scotland | 1 | 2015 | unverified |
| NF77 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 8 | 2013 | unverified |
| NF67 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 6 | 2013 | unverified |
| NF66 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 3 | 2013 | unverified |
| NF76 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 1 | 2013 | unverified |
| NB43 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 5 | 2004 | unverified |
| NB44 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 1 | 2004 | unverified |