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| Smew |
Smew (Mergellus albellus) is a migratory bird that breeds in northern taiga belt in Scandinavia and northern Russia. It moves south for the winter and occurs locally in the Baltics, Central Europe, as far west as southern Britain, and east of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, northern India, China, Japan and Korea.
The Smew nest in lakes and slow flowing rivers. In lakes the bird occur most often on the edges adjacent to imminent small trees or other protective vegetation. It places its nest in cavities in tree trunks, such as abandoned woodpecker nests.
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