A tufted duck diving on the pond in South Marine Park, South Shields, England.

Tufted duck on the pond at Northumberland Park, North Shields, Tyne & Wear

From Wikipedia

The tufted duck (or tufted pochard) (Aythya fuligula) is a small diving duck with a population of nearly one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. They are partially migratory. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors such as Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin fuligo ‘soot’ and gula ‘throat’. It is a game bird.

Image Details
Date: 7 November 2020
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Focal Length: 170mm
Aperture: ƒ/4.8
Shutter Speed: 1/800s
ISO: 400
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International