Hybrid duck? (1 Viewer)

Julie50

Mostly in the Midlands :)

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• Dec 21, 2017

• #1

Hi

Is this a hybrid duck, it was much smaller than a mallard, bit larger than a teal. It does not match anything in my Britsh bird ID books?

 

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Julie50

Mostly in the Midlands :)

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• Dec 21, 2017

• #2

Another snap!

Here is the duck near a mallard!

 

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Corvus cornix

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• Dec 21, 2017

• #3

Hi,

It's a domestic Mallard-type

Cheers

 

Julie50

Mostly in the Midlands :)

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• Dec 21, 2017

• #4

Thanks

 

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stevethehydra

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• Dec 21, 2017

• #5

Can't really be anything other than a domestic Mallard type (colour pattern is very typical of a common type) but it's somewhat unusual in being that small and still having a 'normal' length bill, as smaller-than-wild-type domestic Mallards are usually "Call Duck" types which have a very noticeable short, stubby bill. Domestic Mallards are almost infinitely variable though (and this one's probably a female due to lack of curly tail feathers, so might just be at the small end of natural variation).

 

Julie50

Mostly in the Midlands :)

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• Dec 21, 2017

• #6

It was the small size which caught my interest! But I am sure you are right - domestic mallard type

 

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