Roger Powell / Pair of Northern shovellers (Spatula clypeata) feeding on algae left on tidal mud. Budle Bay, Holy Island / Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England, UK. November

Oscar Dewhurst / Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) flock in flight, silhouetted at sunrise. London, UK. January.

Loic Poidevin / Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) mother and young, Marais / Marsh Vendee, France, June.

Oscar Dewhurst / Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) drake in flight. London, England, UK. December.

Fabrice Cahez / Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) taking off, Vendee, France, March.

Nick Upton / Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) drake swimming near the margin of a shallow lake, Gloucestershire, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) drake resting on the marshy margins of a shallow lake, Gloucestershire, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) drake preening on the marshy margins of a shallow lake, Gloucestershire, UK, February.

Jussi Murtosaari / Shoveler (Anas clypeata), two males in flight along shoreline. Uto, Pargas, Finland. May.

Nick Upton / Large, dense flock of Wigeon (Anas penelope), Common Teal (Anas crecca) and Northern shoveler (Anas / Spatula clypeata) resting on largely flooded marshy pastureland with Northern lapwings (Vanellus v...

Nick Upton / Large, dense flock of Wigeon (Anas penelope), Common Teal (Anas crecca), Northern shoveler (Anas / Spatula clypeata) and Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) resting on largely flooded marshy pasture...

Nick Upton / Mixed flock of Black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa), Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) and a Shoveler (Anas clypeata) landing, foraging and bathing in a shallow freshwater lake, Gloucestershire, E...

Nick Upton / Dense flock of Common teal (Anas crecca) with a few Wigeon (Anas penelope) and Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) in flight over others resting on partly frozen flooded marshes, RSPB Greylake Nature Re...

Nick Upton / Dense flock of Common teal (Anas crecca), Wigeon (Anas penelope) and a few Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) flying over flooded marshes in winter, RSPB Greylake Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, UK, D...

Nick Upton / Northern shoveler drake (Anas clypeata) reflected in calm water as it swims past a dense stand of Common reeds (Phragmites australis) in flooded marshland, RSPB Ham Wall reserve, Somerset Levels, UK,...

Nick Upton / Northern shoveler drake (Anas clypeata) reflected in calm water as it swims near reeds in flooded marshland, RSPB Ham Wall reserve, Somerset Levels, UK, December.

Nick Upton / Mute swan (Anas clypeata) cob reflected in calm water as it swims past a dense stand of Common reeds (Phragmites australis) in flooded marshland, RSPB Ham Wall reserve, Somerset Levels, UK, December.

Nick Upton / Dense mixed flock of Common Teal (Anas crecca) and Wigeon (Anas penelope), Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and Gadwall (Anas strepera) standing and swimming on partiall...

Jack Dykinga / Northern shoveler duck (Spatula clypeata) male on water with autumn colour reflections, Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Arizona, USA.

Jussi Murtosaari / Shoveler (Spatula clypeata), male, Finland, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Shoveler (Spatula clypeata), female foraging, Finland, May.

Robin Chittenden / Shoveler (Anas clypeata) male and female, Norfolk, England, UK. April.

Robin Chittenden / Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Norfolk, England, UK, April.

Robin Chittenden / Shoveler (Anas clypeata) preening, Norfolk, England, UK, April.