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Spain, Almeria - Cabo de Gata, hybrid duck? (1 Viewer)

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This was following a Mallard drake, face marking and bill colour odd, is it perhaps a hybrid or just a bit odd?
 

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It looks like a normal female mallard. I've seen birds like yours before that have a lot of dark markings on the bill.
 
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