Britain's most colourful bird has a widespread European and Asian distribution reaching as far east as New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its favoured habitat is slow-moving rivers and streams, although it can often be seen fishing for small fish in permanently still bodies of water, such as gravel pits, ponds and lakes.
 Norfolk, England - October 2013 |
Somerset, England - December 2013 |
 Nottinghamshire, England - December 2009 |
 Goa, India - December 2004 |
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