This duck had an excuse for looking slightly lost last week as it found itself thousands of miles from home when it landed in a small pool on The Lizard.
The Bufflehead is normally found in North America, and is not believed to have been seen in Cornwall before.
It was spotted last Wednesday, but had moved on once more by Friday.
It is thought it could have been swept across the Atlantic after being caught in a storm while trying to migrate to Mexico for the winter.
The diving duck was photographed by Mike Barker on the small pool close to Housel Bay.
He said: “It is an extremely rare bird to the West Country and a possible first for Cornwall.”
He added: “This is the second one I have seen; the last being an adult male that stayed on Roadford Reservoir in Devon for a couple of months at the end of 1999.
“The Bufflehead is a migratory duck in North America, spending its winter as far South as Mexico.
“Considerable numbers of American migrant birds get caught in storms that sweep across the Atlantic.”
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