1. Q1. Can you identify this duck call?*

    1. Long-tailed duck
    2. Hooded merganser

    Answer: It's a long-tailed duck clangula hyemalis

    Quack fact: The long-tailed duck is a sea duck. It is a winter visitor to the UK's shores, and can most commonly be spotted off the north-east coast of England, as well as the east, north and north-west coasts of Scotland, and the north-east and north-west coasts of Northern Ireland.

  2. Q2. Who's making this sound?*

    1. Goldeneye
    2. Female smew

    Answer: It's a goldeneye bucephala clangula

    Quack fact: The goldeneye is also known as the "whistler", due to the noise it makes when it beats its wings. They like the cold and can be found anywhere in the UK in winter, but tend to head off to Scotland for the summer.

  3. Q3. Which of these two ducks is making this call?*

    1. Posing duck
    2. Mallard

    Answer: The mallard anas platyrhynchos

    Quack fact: No doubt you'll recognise this duck by site if not by sound. The mallard is a year-round resident of the UK, and probably the one you're most likely to see at your local pond – it's the most common of all UK duck species.

  4. Q4. Which handsome specimen is making this sound?*

    1. Wigeon
    2. Mandarin

    Answer: It's a eurasian wigeon anas penelope

    Quack fact: There are three types of wigeon: the eurasian, the american and Chiloé. The female eurasian and american wigeons are so similar in appearance it's almost impossible to tell them apart in the wild.

  5. Q5. Which duck is making this sound?*

    1. Pochard
    2. Ruddy duck

    Answer: That's a ruddy duck! Oxyura jamaicensis

    Quack fact: The ruddy duck has a distinctive bright blue bill – but you'll be lucky to spot one in the UK: they're subject to a government eradication order and there are only 150 or so left in the country.

  6. Q6. Who's quacking here?*

    1. Tufted duck
    2. Shelduck

    Answer: It's a tufted duck aythya fuligula

    Quack fact: This perfectly coiffured specimen, famous for the slicked-back tuft on its head, likes to spend its summers in north Africa and south-east asia.

  7. Q7. Who's the duck?*

    1. Goosander
    2. Male smew duck

    Answer: It's a goosander mergus merganser

    Quack fact: The goosander – which despite its name is definitely a duck, not a goose – is a member of the sawbill family. Its bill is serrated and sharp; great for catching fish, but don't get too close or you could get a nasty nip.

  1. What a fowl up: The types of duck you're more familiar with are probably of the celluloid variety, and go by the name of Donald, Daffy or Scrooge. Head to your nearest pond or wetland to brush up on your duck spotting skills.
  2. Ruddy good: You appear to know your mallard from your mandarin, but the type of duckface you're most familiar with is the one you pull when taking a selfie. Head to your nearest pond or wetland to brush up on your duck spotting skills.
  3. Quacking brilliant: If a duck spotter is required, you certainly fit the bill. This quiz certainly hasn't ruffled your feathers. In fact, when it comes to spotting water fowl, you've taken to it like a … oh, you get the idea.