Rare breeder, regular migrant and winter visitor in small numbers. One breeding was observed (2014, Tiszaalpár). Migrates in small flocks on large rivers, lakes and fishponds. On the Danube north of Budapest, rarely more than a hundred individuals can be observed simultaneously. Regularly overwinters. On waterfowl monitoring sample areas trend of maximum numbers of observed birds is declining (?6.3±1.0%, p<0.01).