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  1. Deb Burhinus

    Duck ID help

    Yes, domestic Mallard - one of the black bibbed call ducks types - ( possibly swedish blue x Mallard) bred originally to ‘call’ wild Mallard to traps and used as decoys but now often kept as pets (which escape!) http://www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/images/calls/bibbed.jpg Even though they are...
  2. Deb Burhinus

    Duck ID help

    Sounds like Mallard x Swedish Blue? - a form of domestic breed of Mallard We get tons of these on our local river - they have varying amounts of white but always white chested and dark brown - smaller than ‘normal’ Mallards https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/manky-mallard-uk.html
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