Hybrid duck or eclipse? Switzerland today (1 Viewer)

[Brosnabirder]

Hi everybody

Can somebody id this duck please? Seen today on a small lake in central Switzerland.
It's got oddly dark flanks and a strange head shape. Or is it just an eclipse bird?

Thanks in advance
Tom.

 

[SteveClifton]

It's a hybrid. Tufted x ?

 

[Brosnabirder]

It's a hybrid. Tufted x ?

Thank you. Not a clue myself. Had a look at the hybrid pages in Collins but nothing jumps out. There are Pochard and Red crested Pochard on the same small lake. Maybe Tufted x Pochard?

 

[SteveClifton]

Maybe Tufted x Pochard?

That's what my money would be on :t:

 

[Brosnabirder]

That's what my money would be on :t:

Thank you very much.
All the best
Tom

 

[Nutcracker]

Tufty x Pochard for me too - the commonest hybrid duck around here.

 

[Brosnabirder]

Tufty x Pochard for me too - the commonest hybrid duck around here.

Thank you :t:

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

Thank you :t:

See the reddish crown and the reddish on the flanks towards the breast, also the pale yellow iris. This is NOT Tufted x Common Pochard,
it is a typical male Tufted duck x Ferruginous duck.

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

Maybe you can use the attached; unfortunately it is in German.

 

[Brosnabirder]

Maybe you can use the attached; unfortunately it is in German.

Thank you for the id help and the link. That's a very useful article. I speak German so I've got no problem reading it.
All the best
Tom