Bird
Mallard
- Records in GBIF
- 35 325
- Fishing districts near where it occurs
- 1 400
- Most sightings
- April
About the species Mallard
About the species
The most common duck; it nests by almost every water with bankside vegetation.
Where to find it by the water
Ponds, rivers, lakes and wetlands, also in towns. Nests on the ground in grass or in reeds.
What this means for anglers
While fishing it may come close to baits. Do not feed it at the fishing spot and collect your line, as ducks easily get tangled in it.
When it is observed
Records by month in the areas around the fishing districts (GBIF).
- 2 829Jan
- 2 408Feb
- 3 532Mar
- 4 547Apr
- 4 449May
- 2 438June
- 2 519July
- 2 598Aug
- 2 454Sep
- 2 155Oct
- 2 398Nov
- 2 998Dec
V mesiaci november sa druh pozoruje bežne. Najviac záznamov je z mesiaca apríl.
The records come from people's observations and also reflect when and where observers move around. They are not a measurement of numbers or a guarantee of an encounter.
Where it was recorded
Fishing districts around which a record of this species exists. Sorted by number of records.
- MR Stará Morava 6 770
- Morava č. 4 6 770
- Odpadový kanál 6 770
- Morava č. 5 6 770
- Morava č. 6 6 770
- Morava č. 7a 6 770
- Odpadový kanál č.2 "Čekr" 6 770
- OR Moravský Svätý Ján – dolné 6 770
- OR Moravský Svätý Ján – horné 6 770
- OR Sekule 6 770
- MR Panská Morava 6 770
- MR Raudazi 6 770
- MR Židova Morávka 6 770
- Štrkovisko Lúčky 6 770
- Štrkovisko Oširíd 6 770
- Čierna voda č. 3 3 862
- Čierna voda č. 4 3 862
- Dunaj č. 4 – SR Ovsište 3 862
- Dunaj č. 4 – SR Zuzana 3 862
- Dunaj č. 3 – Rusovecko – Jarovecká sústava ramien 3 862
- Gidra č. 1b 3 862
- Kubinov kríž 3 862
- Kanál Malina č. 2 3 862
- Modranská Malina 3 862
- Lozorňanský potok 3 862
- Malý Dunaj č. 6 3 862
- Rudava č. 1b 3 862
- Rudávka 3 862
- Stoličný potok 3 862
- Stupavský potok č. 1 3 862
- Stupavský potok č. 2 3 862
- Šúrsky potok č. 1 3 862
- Šúrsky potok č. 2 Svätý Jur 3 862
- VN Kuchyňa 3 862
- VN Kučišdorf 3 862
- VN Lozorno č. 1 3 862
1,400 fishing districts in total, 36 shown. The number next to a fishing district is the number of records around it. Show on map
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Photo credits
- Mallard: Photo: This picture was realized by Richard Bartz by using a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM…, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Great cormorant: Photo: MPF, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grey heron: Photo: Giacomo Cimino (foto.giacomocimino.workers.dev · @giacomociminoph), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- White-tailed eagle: Photo: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Common kingfisher: Photo: Tony Wood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great egret: Photo: Chuck Homler (FocusOnWildlife.Me), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Black stork: Photo: Chris Eason, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The advice is general and does not replace the instructions of a doctor, rescuers, the site manager or the fishing regulations. Do not disturb protected species or dismantle their shelters.