English: Common coot is a small waterfowl of the shepherd family. The bird is widespread in a large area of ​​Eurasia, North Africa and Australia. A nesting, migratory, wintering bird in Ukraine. It nests in the entire territory, except for the Carpathians; migrates everywhere; it regularly winters in Transcarpathia and in the south, sometimes it occurs in winter on reservoirs deep inland. The coot can be recognized by its white beak and white leathery patch on its forehead.

This individual was photographed on the Lopan River in Kharkiv. Quite a lot of coots live in a certain part of the river.

The individual was photographed on April 30, 2022.

English: Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) in the Lopan River