Red Crested Pochard?- Glos. UK (1 Viewer)

[RobertaG]

Saw these three today nr Bourton in Gloucestershire. pretty sure that they red-crested pochards, question is are they 'just' red crested pochards, are they hybrids and how unusual are they for this location at this time of year?

Sorry about the pics, heavy crop.

 

[The Kerreran]

They look pretty Red-crested to me, and there's a sizable population at CWP, so its to be expected you'd get them there.

 

[RobertaG]

Thanks Tom, I'd forgotten about the water park and I was hoping that they weren't escapes from a collection, although I guess three together makes that less likely. That's great, a year tick!

Roberta